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Wake51

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Looking to Purchase Brake Pads...
03/12/11 at 12:00:27

I'm due for my first brake pad replacement and somewhat unsure what to purchase. There doesn't seem to be much consensus on which to purchase.

I know harder pads equate to longer pad life and softer pads equate to longer rotor life. I also know that 'the kevlar cheapos from eBay' are recommended.

Essentially I want something fair priced that doesn't sacrifice safety/stopping power. Here is what I found.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-02-Suzuki-SV-650-Brake-Pads-Organic-Kevlar-...
-For $8 plus shipping they seemed too good to be true. Quality/size concerns?

http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_catalog/Product.jsp?skuId=192649&store=...
-Saw these as suggested in a thread by Paladin, but haven't heard anything else on them.

Thanks for any input you guys may shed on this.

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IN-S40 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 128 Michigan City, IN Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #1 - 03/12/11 at 12:52:02 This is what I bought for my bike this year, I read trough the forum on brake pads and everyone seemed to lean towards Kevlar pads from flordia on ebay...: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-FRONT-Brake-Pads-LS-650-Savage-Boulevar... Darren IN-S40
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #2 - 03/12/11 at 13:48:42 This is on my bike now, and would buy them again. Even with 2 spares of another brand, I just might. and they're on sale! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BRAKE-PAD-SUZUKI-VZ250-LS400-RM500-S40-LS650-S...
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Wake51 Full Member Offline Murphy's Law Posts: 214 St. Louis Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #3 - 03/12/11 at 14:08:04 Verslagen, If you can vouch for their performance they are as good as bought! Do you know what material they are made of? The ad simply lists them as organic.
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TestPro Full Member Offline Show up, shut up, catch up! Posts: 121 Florida Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #4 - 03/12/11 at 17:08:16 I use EBC FA106X and they work fine. Can usually find them on ebay for around $21.00 usd with shipping included. Have used EBC on other bikes and have never had a problem.
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Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads...
Reply #5 - 03/12/11 at 18:06:36

Wake51 wrote on 03/12/11 at 14:08:04:

Verslagen,

If you can vouch for their performance they are as good as bought! Do you know what material they are made of? The ad simply lists them as organic.

To be absolutely sure, I'll need to check the box. I won't be able to do that till tomorrow. Organic covers a lot of ground. Kevlar is a registered trade name. As these are most likely made in china, who knows what it really is made of. But they stop like stock brakes w/o the squeal.

I have used EBC's, didn't like them. Required more force to stop.

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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #6 - 03/12/11 at 18:10:09 I use Vesrah organic, because that's what my guy ordered. Organics grab a little slower and sintered pads grab or bite quicker. Mine work fine for me and cost about $28.
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sjaskow - FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 365 Frozen Tundra of MN Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #7 - 03/14/11 at 10:04:06 I've got EBC FA106's on the front of my '06 and they're coming up on 7500 miles with some life left in them. I got them from bikebandit.com and got a nice 10% discount since I belong to the AMA: http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/
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Wake51 Full Member Offline Murphy's Law Posts: 214 St. Louis Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #8 - 04/07/11 at 21:53:30 Just wanted to post a follow up. Verslagen, I purchased the pads you recommended. Installed them using the Clymers manual, took all of 20 minutes. I'm still breaking them in but coupled with the new Metzlers I had put on they feel great! A great deal at 16 bucks including shipping.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #9 - 04/07/11 at 22:03:36 Glad they worked for you too. I have to figure out how long they've been on, seems like forever.
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RC Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 83 Quartz Hill Ca. Gender:	Re: Looking to Purchase Brake Pads... Reply #10 - 04/08/11 at 20:47:22 I got DP pads from Motorcyclesuper store for about 38 buck they work great and so far have lasted about twice as long as factory and still look near new.
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