Brake pads

Doesnotcompute wrote:

 > SP wrote:
  > > Especially in the 'not too
  > > expensive but worth buying' department.
 >
 > <boggle>

Would it be easier if I explained that I need to replace the pads all
round, but want something decent rather than kack, given the fact that
I am going to France at the end of next month, I owe the money back for
the tyres purchased yesterday and my finances are a bit strained at the
moment?

So, I want something decent but fairly cheap (or recommendations on
places that sell decent but fairly cheap pads) rather than paying
through the nose for a set all round only for someone to inform me
after shelling out my hard-earned that I could've bought the same or
better for less had I shopped at whatever else store instead of where
I'd gone.

TST quoted me ?80 to do them yesterday, but I can't afford to pay
someone to do it atm. Chances are I'll be back at TST at the w/e to
buy the pads off them, unless someone tells me that what they stock is
over-priced kack and not worth having (which isn't likely, really).

It's hardly rocket science, is it?

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Doesnotcompute wrote:

  > > Especially in the 'not too
  > > expensive but worth buying' department.
 >
 > <boggle>

Why the boggle? Lesley wants to know what pads are decent VFM - bearing
in mind stopping power, life etc. Seems to me to be a reasonable
question.

As she isn't racing the thing or riding it to the nth degree something
like Carbon Lorraine would be a waste of money so the normal Vesrah or
EBC budget ones would be the ones to go for, IMO.

IME, and to be honest it's mainly Brembos, the OE manufacturer is the
best choice for stopping and life. I can kill a pair of EBC in about
5000 miles, OE last about 7000.

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SP wrote
 >After having the tyres fitted yesterday it transpired that my brake
 >pads need replacing, certainly before I venture over to France.
 >
 >What's the recommended faves at the moment? Especially in the 'not too
 >expensive but worth buying' department.

If I go to the dealer they offer manufacturers by default. If I go to
Sopers in Leigh they sell me EBC if I just ask for pads and if I decide
to keep my hands clean and hand the job over to Swifty, they use pads of
some sort. They all seem to work.



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SP wrote:

 > TST quoted me ?80 to do them yesterday, but I can't afford to pay
 > someone to do it atm. Chances are I'll be back at TST at the w/e to
 > buy the pads off them, unless someone tells me that what they stock is
 > over-priced kack and not worth having (which isn't likely, really).

If it's TST in Risley then pop over and see me with the new pads for
fitting. I used EBC HH pads, and they seemed ok. Can't remember what
the price was like in comparison to everything else though, nor do I
know what the current flavour of the month is.

Drop me a mail and we'll sort something out.

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steve auvache wrote:

 > if I just ask for pads and if I decide
 > to keep my hands clean and hand the job over to Swifty, they use pads
 > of some sort. They all seem to work.

Not in my experience. Forever more will I be vigilent when asking for
new pads.

The last bunch I trusted my bike with swapped HH for non-HH, then
didn't point this out. I found out when the brakes overheated on a
particularly twisty section of road.

Thanks, ESB Motors, Leigh. Suzuki saw fit to put HH pads on an SV -
why didn't you? Rider Power Number One Dealer my arse.

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sweller says...
 > Doesnotcompute wrote:
 >
   > > > Especially in the 'not too
   > > > expensive but worth buying' department.
  > >
  > > <boggle>
 >
 > Why the boggle? Lesley wants to know what pads are decent VFM - bearing
 > in mind stopping power, life etc. Seems to me to be a reasonable
 > question.
 >
 > As she isn't racing the thing or riding it to the nth degree something
 > like Carbon Lorraine would be a waste of money so the normal Vesrah or
 > EBC budget ones would be the ones to go for, IMO.

Carbone Lorraine do a wider range of pads than most people realise. Hein
Gericke's own brand of sintered pads are made by CL, and the packaging
shows this too. I've heard good things about them.

Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
EBC HHs with a bargepole.

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In article <MPG.1ca808c61e71001c989e85 DeleteThis @news.individual.net>, Lozzo
says...

 > Carbone Lorraine do a wider range of pads than most people realise. Hein
 > Gericke's own brand of sintered pads are made by CL, and the packaging
 > shows this too. I've heard good things about them.

My love for CL is well documented.

 > Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
 > EBC HHs with a bargepole.

I am in 100% agreement with Mr Lozzo on this issue, Vesrah were a
peasant surprise. I knew EBC HH would be shit, but I was unprepared for
just *how* shit they were, and paradoxically how soon they wore out.

"Life; full of pain and misery ... and it's all over so quickly"
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Lozzo wrote:
 >
 > Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
 > EBC HHs with a bargepole.
 >
Am I mistaken in thinking that Vesrah are OEM for a huge number of
UJMs?

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Lozzo wrote:

 >
 > Carbone Lorraine do a wider range of pads than most people realise. Hein
 > Gericke's own brand of sintered pads are made by CL, and the packaging
 > shows this too. I've heard good things about them.
 >

I've got those Carbone Lorraine ones in my Bandit at the moment. Seem to
do ok in the wet and dry.

 > Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
 > EBC HHs with a bargepole.
 >

Bloody EBC HHs, they're a lot thinner than the standard pads for my
Bandit. Make the pistons stick out a lot more they did.

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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:29:34 -0000, Bear <bastardDOTbear RemoveThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

 >In article <MPG.1ca808c61e71001c989e85 RemoveThis @news.individual.net>, Lozzo
 >says...
 >
  >> Carbone Lorraine do a wider range of pads than most people realise. Hein
  >> Gericke's own brand of sintered pads are made by CL, and the packaging
  >> shows this too. I've heard good things about them.
 >
 >My love for CL is well documented.
 >
  >> Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
  >> EBC HHs with a bargepole.
 >
 >I am in 100% agreement with Mr Lozzo on this issue, Vesrah were a
 >peasant surprise. I knew EBC HH would be shit, but I was unprepared for
^^^^^^^

Heh.

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In article <ppur31hd5r9k9jiu2ab21dd1f3gob4aqne DeleteThis @4ax.com>, Statto says...
 > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:29:34 -0000, Bear <bastardDOTbear DeleteThis @gmail.com>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >In article <MPG.1ca808c61e71001c989e85 DeleteThis @news.individual.net>, Lozzo
  > >says...
  > >
   > >> Carbone Lorraine do a wider range of pads than most people realise. Hein
   > >> Gericke's own brand of sintered pads are made by CL, and the packaging
   > >> shows this too. I've heard good things about them.
  > >
  > >My love for CL is well documented.
  > >
   > >> Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
   > >> EBC HHs with a bargepole.
  > >
  > >I am in 100% agreement with Mr Lozzo on this issue, Vesrah were a
  > >peasant surprise. I knew EBC HH would be shit, but I was unprepared for
 > ^^^^^^^
 >
 > Heh.

Fuck off. It's been a long day.

Actually, seeing as I was fitting Vesrah only because Loz was doing some
work for free for me, and seeing as he got me excellent discount, my
typo's pretty bob-on
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In article <9Wm%d.1879$gL2.1347@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net>, Muck says...

 > Bloody EBC HHs, they're a lot thinner than the standard pads for my
 > Bandit.

This is compensated for by the increased thickness of anyone who buys
them more than once
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ogden says...
 > Lozzo wrote:
  > >
  > > Vesrah are very good for the money, and as you know, I wouldn't touch
  > > EBC HHs with a bargepole.
  > >
 > Am I mistaken in thinking that Vesrah are OEM for a huge number of
 > UJMs?

As a company Vesrah are very similar to Unipart, in as much as they buy
in OEM parts from the original manufacturers and then package them and
sell on under their own brand name. As you probably know, Suzuki don't
make their own brake calipers, oil filters, air filters etc nor do
Yamaha, Kawasaki, or Honda. Vesrah buy pads etc from Nissin, Tokico and
Sumitomo and others and sell them as their own.

I've seen Vesrah CBR600 pads with Honda OE part numbers printed on the
back of them.

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