rear brake hose bracket modification

[Rick]

Better to pay an arm and a leg for brake pads than to lose an arm and a leg because one doesn't think they are worth it.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "RM" wrote: > > The organic pads all seem to wear out pretty fast. The OEM pads are > sintered and I think that replacements should be as well. The EBC 'R' > suffix pads fit the bill. DP finally has an HH-rated sintered pad for > the KLR but it costs and arm and a leg. > > RM > > > On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:15:32 -0000, "gmay131313" > said: > > > Hi all, the Galfer Green front pads seem to be the choice of most > > everytime I've seen brakes mentioned here. The dealers in my area > > sell discs and ss lines by Galfer but don't list any of their pads. > > Other then OEM the best choices seem to be EBC and SBS, the EBC's for > > a KLR look to be just OEM replacements but SBS offers a ceramic HF > > compound that looks to be a better choice, longer life, better > > performance, consumable stuff like brake pads I'd sooner by local. > > I've used creamics pads on my 4x4 and car for the last few years and > > have been more then pleased with them. Question is any comments from > > anyone that has been using them, I'll be putting on a SS front line > > at same time but probably not a larger disc at least till I see how > > the first mods work. I drive mostly secondary roads, a lot of gravel > > roads with some trails thrown in. Thanks for any feed back and have a > > great day to all.....Greg >

[RM]

On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:26:29 -0000, "rick" said:

> Better to pay an arm and a leg for brake pads than to lose an arm and > a leg because one doesn't think they are worth it.

By that metric, I should sell my KLR and buy a sportbike. It's better to pay an arm and a leg for a bike with good brakes than lose an arm and a leg because I don't think it's worth it. RM

[ocpianoman]

Time for brake pads. Any opinions on these Kevlar pads? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching&viewitem=&item=170199861071&_trksid=p3907.m32 eBay item 170199861071 I read the FAQ and there were some Parts Unlimited organic pads mentioned which seem to be back ordered at the moment, according to parts411.com. I'd rather replace pads more often than wear out rotors prematurely. Also, what's the difference between Galfer green (offroad) and the more street oriented Galfer pads? Apologies for the lazy questions. Just don't have time to do my own homework today. Thanks, ian

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "ocpianoman" wrote:

> > Time for brake pads. Any opinions on these Kevlar pads?

No, I tend to go with the EBC sintered semi-metalic pads. Note that the Kawasaki OEM pads are sintered pads. Only difference I've noticed between them is that the EBC pads are slightly thicker and thus last longer, they seem to have similar stopping power and wear characteristics.

> I'd rather replace pads more often than wear out rotors prematurely.

I view rotors as wear items to be replaced every 25-30,000 miles or so and given that a pair of EBC pads only last about 6,000 miles on the front of my KLR (I have the EBC oversized rotor, which of course chews through pads quickly when I use its awesome braking capability), I don't think I'd be happy with less-durable brake pads. -E

[Eddie]

I've seen quite a few new brake pads where the locating pin holes weren't smooth and the pins were met with resistance when putting things back together. Take a drill bit the same size as the pin and smooth out the holes in the pads - deburring a little and things go much better. Still sticking/dragging? If the pins are smooth and so are the holes in the pads, a cleaning out of the caliper and new seals may be needed. eddie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeffrey]

any sintered pad has worked fine on my 04 with oversized rotors you can go to softer pads

[RobertWichert]

I got new pads put on a month or so ago, and they don't stop the bike as well as the last ones. They told me they are "EBC" but I do not know the exact pad. For the group - What brake pads do you like best? I have stock everything and I like to be able to howl the front tire, which I can't do now. Your help is appreciated. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C HERS I/II CEPE CEA BPI CERTIFIED SF/MF GREEN POINT RATER +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

[Norm Keller]

I use stock Suzuki SV650 pads. They seem to work the best. ------ Original Message ------ From: "RobertWichert" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; "Norm Keller" Sent: 2015-04-19 7:57:03 PM Subject: Brake Pads

>I got new pads put on a month or so ago, and they don't stop the bike >as well as the last ones. They told me they are "EBC" but I do not know >the exact pad. > >For the group - What brake pads do you like best? I have stock >everything and I like to be able to howl the front tire, which I can't >do now. > > >Your help is appreciated. > > > >Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C >HERS I/II CEPE CEA >BPI CERTIFIED SF/MF GREEN POINT RATER >+1 916 966 9060 >FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > >=============================================== > >

[tomatocity]

Old information though should be good... http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82984 Glad you brought this subject up since I am adding a EBC 320mm front rotor and will be adding new brake pads.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 7:57 PM, RobertWichert robert@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: [u][/u] I got new pads put on a month or so ago, and they don't stop the bike as well as the last ones. They told me they are "EBC" but I do not know the exact pad. For the group - What brake pads do you like best? I have stock everything and I like to be able to howl the front tire, which I can't do now. Your help is appreciated. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C HERS I/II CEPE CEA BPI CERTIFIED SF/MF GREEN POINT RATER +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

[Eddie]

#ygrps-yiv-1068503892 {margin:0.7em;}#ygrps-yiv-1068503892 p {margin:0;}#ygrps-yiv-1068503892 .ygrps-yiv-1068503892OECFntDef {font-family:"Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;} It depends upon which EBC pads you got, I believe. I put the EBC HH, sintered metallics on my Transalps, DL1000, KLR650 and Super Tenere and all saw an improvement in stopping power once warm. The DL1000 ate rear pads like candy (3 or 4 sets in 35k miles). One set was of the non-metallic variety and if I remember right, they neither lasted as long - relatively speaking - as the metallics nor did they stop as well. On all the other bikes and brake locations, the HH pads served quite well and lasted a long time without undue wear on the rotors. Note that they never saw any mud or freal off-road (ab)use."   --- New Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail replacement - get it here: http://www.oeclassic.com/   -eddie   Original Message:

From: RobertWichert robert@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, RobertWichert To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, Norm Keller Sent: 4/19/2015 10:57:03 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Brake Pads    I got new pads put on a month or so ago, and they don't stop the bike as well as the last ones. They told me they are "EBC" but I do not know the exact pad. For the group - What brake pads do you like best? I have stock everything and I like to be able to howl the front tire, which I can't do now. Your help is appreciated. Robert Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP BD&C HERS I/II CEPE CEA BPI CERTIFIED SF/MF GREEN POINT RATER +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068