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06/29/10 at 12:49:10

OK, I searched and thought and did not find exaclty what I was looking for. I remember reading the EBC pads were superior to the stock pads and I remember some discussion about red pads. That was as far as I got.

http://www.bikebandit.com/1987-suzuki-ls650-ebc-brake-pads-shoes/c/a642280a63...

Bike Bandit lists two:
EBC Non Asbestos Organic Brake Pads
EBC Carbon X Brake Pads

Both are $30.40

Which do I really want?

Thanks alot guys!

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: Brake Pads Reply #1 - 06/29/10 at 12:57:22 I got a cheapo set off ebay for $15. No brand name advertised. Kevlar. Worn better than EBCs so far. I accelerate and brake hard and usually have a set of EBCs severely worn at 5k mi or so. 2k mi this year and no appreciable wear so far.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Brake Pads Reply #2 - 06/29/10 at 13:04:24 Be aware that some pads last a real long time, but eat the rotors up. IDK which ones will, but Id`rather replace pads pretty regular than the disk. That thing is pricey.
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Re: Brake Pads
Reply #3 - 06/29/10 at 13:20:06

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=192649&store=...

Vesrah made in Japan. Standard Organic/Carbon Fiber Brake Pads.

As with Justin, I prefer softer pads longer life to eating up disks. I ride city, stop/starts, eats pads A LOT. Commute is about 3 stops per mile if the lights are against me. I have no problem with my brakes.

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Re: Brake Pads
Reply #4 - 06/29/10 at 16:52:00

BurnPgh wrote on 06/29/10 at 12:57:22:

I got a cheapo set off ebay for $15. No brand name advertised. Kevlar. Worn better than EBCs so far. I accelerate and brake hard and usually have a set of EBCs severely worn at 5k mi or so. 2k mi this year and no appreciable wear so far.

+1
Last time I replaced with these and bought 2 more for the next time.
EBC's are ok, a little soft and require more grip to stop.
stock's squeal
el cheapo kevlar feel like stock w/o squeal.

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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Brake Pads Reply #5 - 06/30/10 at 02:57:36 Thanks guys. I ordered a set from ebay last night.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Brake Pads Reply #6 - 06/30/10 at 07:21:31 If anything like automotive, softer lining has 2 drawbacks,....fade quicker and shorter life. But I love'm because they stop better, and don't eat rotors, and.........never squeal ?? But it is harder to find soft lining anymore,...for saftey reasons I'd guess.
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Reply #7 - 06/30/10 at 08:09:12

my 2 cents...replaced both front and rear with these...

http://atvbrakesnmore.ecrater.com/p/4087053/suzuki-brakes-05-08-ls-650-boulev...

Seem like decent quality for 40 bucks including shipping. Only time will tell.
PO had put on EBC fronts (they were completely gone...like scary gone) and squealed. The back pads squealed too...but I think they must have been hardened and there was a lot of brake dust in the drum which I blew out.
Absolutly no squeal now...

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Reply #8 - 06/30/10 at 12:09:53

Bubba wrote on 06/30/10 at 08:09:12:

my 2 cents...replaced both front and rear with these...

http://atvbrakesnmore.ecrater.com/p/4087053/suzuki-brakes-05-08-ls-650-boulev...

Seem like decent quality for 40 bucks including shipping. Only time will tell.
PO had put on EBC fronts (they were completely gone...like scary gone) and squealed. The back pads squealed too...but I think they must have been hardened and there was a lot of brake dust in the drum which I blew out.
Absolutly no squeal now...

Bubba
Tha's where I ordered mine from, just got the front ones though. The backs don't squeal, the indicator says I have plenty left and I don't use the back brake too awful much.

I guess we will see!

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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Brake Pads Reply #9 - 10/01/10 at 10:46:56 Searching for something else and found this. I am happy with my brakes mentioned in this thread. If anyone is interested.
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Re: Brake Pads
Reply #10 - 10/29/10 at 21:51:37

I recently had my front brake pads replaced just a little past 5k miles. The front brakes squeeked from the first 100 miles on, so I didn't catch the "wearing out" noise till they went to bare metal.

Fortunately that sound caught my attention and the front rotor lived. I was suprised the pads wore out in 5k miles but then I didn't really have a good idea how long they should last.

Guess I need to read the forum more often. Now I know.

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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Brake Pads Reply #11 - 10/30/10 at 19:50:07 Assuming most on here can adapt to changes in equipment, I'd say run whatever floats your duck. As I mentioned before, the organic pads have a softer, more linear feel. The sintered pads usually give a quicker grab and probably last longer. I use the Vesrah organic and have only a slight squeaking at times. About $30.
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