Life of brake pads

[Panther]

yes....lunch

[imdying]

A friend on a ZXR750 need some a few months ago. Being a good mate, I stripped and reconditioned his calipers, and handled refitting and bleeding myself, so I'm sure his braking system was as efficient as possible. I was shocked to find out later that the new pads he put in were destroyed in less than 3000kms. I'm still trying to find out what brand they were... they weren't exceptional performers, or anything self sacrificial like that... they were just utter rubbish. If he's able to find out what they were, I'll post back.

[Kickaha]

I chucked some sintered Premieres in last time which cost me about 140 bucks for both sides. Now, Im no demon braker or anything, but they only lasted less than 5000kms for just general commuting.. i was pissed.

I've used Premier and was very unimpressed, now I only use Ferodo

[Cajun]

I've used Premier and was very unimpressed, now I only use Ferodo

Yeah i didn't like Premier either

I stick use ebc mostly now

[Panther]

I take my bike to Chris Mitchel Motorcycles in Taupo, he is the man to see, and so helpful, always has time for bikers. Or alternatively i give him a call on 073772555. You can just ring him up and say, Hi Chris, I'm not sure what brake pads to put on, and he will ba able to give you professional experienced advice.

I'm not being silly, one time i was unsure of what tyres i should be running on my little bike, my mate said, ring Chris Mitchell. Sure enough i did and got nothing but great service. He got on the phone with dunlop and gave me a great recomendation. All it takes is a phone call.

[GSVR]

Anyone ever noticed how one type wears discs out really fast and another type doesn't. I think I'd be buying the ones that don't eat discs as these things are quite expensive. Problem is you can't get this type for older bikes but most new bikes come out with them as standard.

[codgyoleracer]

The metalurgy of the stock pads is the most likely to be correct for your disc, Generally speaking any noticable increase in stopping power means more friction & heat is generated & you always run the risk of sending the disc temp & carrier temp beyond that of the manufacturers design guidelines. If this happens you get disc wear, warpage or glazing oe all of these at once.
At road speeds this is unlikely top occut though, race use will be the true test. Life is also usually directly related to friction/wear/heat (but not always - as some pads absorb less heat than others & put more energy into the disc). Note check if the stockers run heat guards on their backs & keep these in place for any aftermarket type chosen.

[Deano]

18,000kms and my front pads are due for replacing.

I'll be going for sintered metal cause they stop you faster......and as for disc life......I'll be trading it in before the rotors wear away so no problemo.

[megageoff76]

Yeah i didn't like Premier either

I stick use ebc mostly now

I was told by my local Suzuki dealer when i bought them that the Premieres were made by EBC...

[Cajun]

i heard simlar thing, not to sure if correct but could be made by them, but under someone else design, or to sell a 'cheaper' make and not ruin your name?

[limbimtimwim]

I'll be going for sintered metal cause they stop you faster......and as for disc life......I'll be trading it in before the rotors wear away so no problemo.

Mine ran out at around 18K as well. I replaced them with sintered metal and they were about the same as the original equipment that Suzuki had fitted in terms of performance. But with extra added hiss during usage, the OE pads didn't do that. Not measuring disc wear.

But I was thinking that if I had not gone for the metallic pads, the performance would have gone down, and I'd have been annoyed.

[Max Preload]

I got a set for the front... not impressed - lots of dust with little in the way of braking. I don't think they'll last either. Makes me wonder if they have anything going for them lol

I chucked some sintered Premieres in last time which cost me about 140 bucks for both sides. Now, Im no demon braker or anything, but they only lasted less than 5000kms for just general commuting.. i was pissed.

Ive got some non sintereds in now, they feel about the same, but i;ll just have to see how they go.

My Premier fronts are now finished. I was looking at the rear yesterday (also finished) and thought I'd check the fronts. I don't think I've ever had such short life from pads. However the lack of braking might well have been unrelated to the pads themselves - I completely stripped & cleaned the front calipers after seeing extremely uneven wear between the 2 sides (I'll post pics later) and on reassembly & bleeding there's a much better (firmer) feel at the lever with little travel to engage the brake.

I'll get a couple of caliper rebuild kits - the dust seals were looking quite tired.

I was told by my local Suzuki dealer when i bought them that the Premieres were made by EBC...

I've just been told this by Red Baron, but I can't find anything on the net to back up that claim. That said, 'Arvin Meritor' shocks (for cars - available from Autostop) are in fact 'Gabriel', and are much cheaper. Go figure.

[Max Preload]

Me again...

Ended up replacing the last set with another set of those Premier pads and they're gone again. Replaced the rear the day before the Cold Kiwi and doing the fronts this week, time permitting. This time I've gone Ferodo HH ('Sintergrip') since Cycletreads were doing a 3 for the price of 2 deal (effectively buy the 2x fronts and get the rears for free).

It'll be interesting to see how long they last.