Brake pads

[Hyperion]

Can anyone recommend what pads would best suit my Divvy 900 - it's used in all weathers, all year round...

Pads Front EBC Sintered (HH Type) @ 20.66 pair
Pads Front EBC Standard (GG Type) @ 15.43 pair
Pads Front Goldfren (HH Type) @ 17.50 pair
Pads Front Pattern Standard (GG Type) @ 8.75 pair
Pads Front Vesrah Sintered (HH Type) @ 15.96 pair
[Prices from Wemoto]
I've heard stories about EBC pads being rubbish in the wet, and standard OEM pads squealing a lot.

I suppose the other alternative is to get some genuine Yamaha ones?

[freddytin]

Popped a set of EBC HH in a mates a few months back, best the bikes ever been, in all weathers and no nasty squeals.

To add, he now wants a firmer front end to cope with the added bite of his new brakes.

[Hyperion]

freddytin said:

Popped a set of EBC HH in a mates a few months back, best the bikes ever been, in all weathers and no nasty squeals.

To add, he now wants a firmer front end to cope with the added bite of his new brakes.

Hmmm...the most expensive ones then, thought as much.
Thanks for the tip - I wonder if the slightly cheaper HH type would be just as good?

[Carl-H]

Should be getting a set of EBC Sintered ones tomorrow afternoon if the bike shop has had a delivery. My Dad said they were brilliant on any of the bikes he has had but I put the normal type in on my last bike (it was only a 50 so didn't really need sintered).

[Busamav]

Try Bendix , you will not be disapointed .

But clean the discs up with a light emery cloth if you have run stuff like ebc before

[RizzoTheRat]

I've heard loads of people claiming DunloPads (might now be branded as DP) are worth the extra couple of quid.

[Stu R]

carbone lorraine sintered are well worth a look, only pads I use now

[Hyperion]

I've been Googling and apparently HH rated pads need to be warmed up before they start working properly, and are better suited to race bikes...whereas the GG type are better all rounders?
As my bike spends a lot of it's life on the Mway, where the brakes run pretty cold, I'm thinking GG types are the ones to get?

[camgear]

Bendix, christ, I've never felt my eyeballs hit my visor before.

[Brummmie]

Carbonne Lorraine, best pads you can buy and not dearest either.

[EvoBarry]

I always tend to stick EBC HH in my bikes, and I've not been dissapointed so far. I'm not exactly the king of late braking however.