Goldfren HH Front Pads

[(RIP) Miff]

ALL my previous bikes have had EBC HH front pads. These are excellent. Many people also rate Carbon Lorraine (sp) very highly..

My Kawasaki ZZR has OE Honda pads because I fitted CBR calipers. These are bloody great. Real "Stop you like hitting a brick wall" power and feel.

I've never had to change my pads on the BM yet, because I changed my bike first

No matter how good a rider you are, no matter how smooth, no matter how good your forward observation is, one day you WILL have to brake as if your life depends on it (because it will). The last thing you want going through your mind is "Feck these front pads are crap, I won't be fitting them ever again".

 

[Pukmeister]

I put Goldfren ceramic on my previous '04 R1200GS when I was unemployed and every penny counted, initially they had little bite and seemed crap. What with the feedback on here, I thought I had wasted my money, but stuck with them.

After a few weeks use and a few trial emergency stops, they seemed to bed in nicely and were pretty good. They also seemed to wear okay and I sold the bike with them still fitted after about 8k of use. I guess they just take a lot longer than other brands to bed in and start performing.

Having said all the above, when my current GSA's original pads are well worn I shall probably fit genuine Brembo pads (not paying main stealers prices for brake pads, IIRC they are about £70 a pair).

 

[cookie]

Having said all the above, when my current GSA's original pads are well worn I shall probably fit genuine Brembo pads (not paying main stealers prices for brake pads, IIRC they are about £70 a pair).

they are about £50 a pair.

where do you buy brembo pads from?

 

[Ash]

they are about £50 a pair.

where do you buy brembo pads from?

http://uk.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A...ketorqueracing.co.uk/brembo/brembo-brake-pads

 

[Kremmen]

I paid £29 a caliper for the Brembo SA compound..P&P + VAT of course on top..The improvement in feedback & feel means i never want to go back to OE

 

[cookie]

aren't the OEM pads brembo? they make the calipers and the disc, so i thought they might be

 

[bowser]

the original front pads did 30,000, so I will make a comparison on wear rates next year.
Myke

How do you manage that? I dont think I have managed more than 5,000 on a set of pads in my life, on a range of bikes, if I manage 4,000 to a set on the 1100 I think my self lucky, ok I dont go for the sintered metal pads, as I have always figured that pads are cheaper and easier to replace than disks but I will happily do at least two sets of pad in a year and always have.
On our job pan's we would do a set of pads every 2,000 - 3,000 at the most,

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

How do you manage that? I dont think I have managed more than 5,000 on a set of pads in my life, on a range of bikes, if I manage 4,000 to a set on the 1100 I think my self lucky, ok I dont go for the sintered metal pads, as I have always figured that pads are cheaper and easier to replace than disks but I will happily do at least two sets of pad in a year and always have.
On our job pan's we would do a set of pads every 2,000 - 3,000 at the most,

35-40k on front oem BMW pads

24k on rear oem BMW pads

1150GSA

 

[cookie]

How do you manage that? I dont think I have managed more than 5,000 on a set of pads in my life, on a range of bikes, if I manage 4,000 to a set on the 1100 I think my self lucky, ok I dont go for the sintered metal pads, as I have always figured that pads are cheaper and easier to replace than disks but I will happily do at least two sets of pad in a year and always have.
On our job pan's we would do a set of pads every 2,000 - 3,000 at the most,

changed the OEM pads on my last GSA at about 20K. i get about 7/8K from a front tyre, so it's not like i didn't use the brakes.

your pads must be made out of weetabix.

 

[Kremmen]

aren't the OEM pads brembo? they make the calipers and the disc, so i thought they might be

I have been told that the OE pads are not made by Brembo...i cannot though confirm this
The originals taken out & have just re-checked have nothing stamped or etched on the backing plate...unlike the Brembo pads which are.

 

[Myke Rocks]

I'm not sure

How do you manage that? I dont think I have managed more than 5,000 on a set of pads in my life, on a range of bikes, if I manage 4,000 to a set on the 1100 I think my self lucky, ok I dont go for the sintered metal pads, as I have always figured that pads are cheaper and easier to replace than disks but I will happily do at least two sets of pad in a year and always have.
On our job pan's we would do a set of pads every 2,000 - 3,000 at the most,

Many years ago, I was into road rallying. I had 2 cars, one for rallying, one for road use. Externally identical. the road car had 55 bhp, the rally car had 240 bhp.
The front brake pads of the road car normally lasted circa 30,000 miles.
The front brake pads of the rally car normally lasted around 90 - 110 miles.
Fuel consumptions (respectively)- 35mpg/6.5mpg.
The difference may have had something to do with driving style.
On my previous bike - RT1100, brake pads lasted circa 34,000 miles.
Current bike RT1200, circa 30,000 miles. I changed because they would not have lasted to next service - including, in between times, a trip round the Swiss Alps.
Fuel consumption on 1200 - around 52 mpg, tank to tank, checked over many trips. Touring speed: circa 140 kph. except on autobahns, where it rises to circa 180kph. (On autobahns, fuel consumption is awful)
Check your fuel consumption, it might just also reflect another facet of your riding style.
It's not that I ride slowly, but I do not ride in a series of agressive bursts of acceleration & braking.
The brakes do work well, & I have proven the ABS to be effective, having triggered it three times: once to prove it, once to save me rear ending someone who stood on the brakes in front of me, and once to avoid hitting a lady driver who pulled out of a sidestreet into my path without looking.
You asked a question, I hope I have provided some sort of answer.
One last thing: I always use sintered pads. On the rear of the (servo) 1200, Standard pads will not last a full service/tyre.
Myke

 

[davidblythe]

i remember very clearly the days when jap tyres in the early 80's/ late 70's were jap crap and lethal in the wet

i also remember when their tyres were quite good and still people said jap crap lethal in the wet, having not tried the latest offerings and talking about the past as if it was the present

have trawled loads of posts on the web, seems to be a lot of people using them who are quite happy with an equal amount of naysayers having once used them who will take the message to the grave

noticed these pads have tuv approval, dont believe Jerry just hands these out like sweeties

 

[D6]

noticed these pads have tuv approval, dont believe Jerry just hands these out like sweeties

iv had crap tyres, (budget), poorly made mirrors,and lights that fall apart after a day or two on bike,s/trikes , all tuv approved,so im not so sure.

ok, they test em, if they come within a set parameter they will pass, theres 2 limits to a test, low and high, ill stick to higher limits and buy better,,