Metallic or organic brake pads?

[GSF]

So organic doesn't last long but preserves the disk and metallic lasts longer but increases disk wear, can't win haha

Look at it one way, pads are cheaper than rotors.

[Gremlin]

Look at it one way, pads are cheaper than rotors.

Except expensive pads are more expensive than cheap disks

Ultimately, if you're that worried, don't ride it, except it will still depreciate, so you should probably sell it and walk.

If you like riding... well, then it's a cost of running the bike

[Big Dave]

Aye. I put sintered in my T'bird and it destroyed the disc that was 50% in 3 months. Had a big single front on it that was expensive too.
Did stop better though.

The rotor has to be suitable for the pads.

[G4L4XY]

By the sounds of it I think I need to go for the organic ones else I will need to upgrade the disks

[Fast Eddie]

You mean Ferodo? Thats a legit brake parts manufacturer, if its Forodo, chances are its a chinese knock-off.

Its Frodo.. hobbit I think

By the sounds of it I think I need to go for the organic ones else I will need to upgrade the disks

I like your signature haha..

[Fast Eddie]

The rotor has to be suitable for the pads.

meh, if they make and sell pads for that model bike/calipers then they might be safe for the OEM rotors too.. You'd think someone along the line would be smart enough to tea that all up. Bit of R and D. Especially if its a well known name like Ferodo.. forodo.. Frodo making em in Hobbiton

[G4L4XY]

Its Frodo.. hobbit I think


I like your signature haha..

Haha it looked pretty funny when I first read it.

[bogan]

Aye. I put sintered in my T'bird and it destroyed the disc that was 50% in 3 months. Had a big single front on it that was expensive too.
Did stop better though.

The rotor has to be suitable for the pads.

Something that should be mentioned is sintered pads have a bedding in procedure, couple of light braking bursts, then a couple of heavier ones, then they should be cleaned out. I think they can pick up particles from the disc if it has been used with other pads or something, like aluminium in a metal file, if not cleaned it'll gouge.

[The Lone Rider]

Found this thread interesting.

Have put some sintered pads in one of the bikes recently, due to the braking being sub par.

While I know there is a bedding period, 400+ K later and it seems only mildly better. So I should take them out and give them a brush?

[bogan]

Found this thread interesting.

Have put some sintered pads in one of the bikes recently, due to the braking being sub par.

While I know there is a bedding period, 400+ K later and it seems only mildly better. So I should take them out and give them a brush?

You're supposed to bed em in quickly I think, to avoid glazing. I'd take em out, give them a light brush and pick out any disc metal flecks with a scribe, then run them through the proper bed in procedure.

[The Lone Rider]

You're supposed to bed em in quickly I think, to avoid glazing. I'd take em out, give them a light brush and pick out any disc metal flecks with a scribe, then run them through the proper bed in procedure.

Going by what I was told, and what the packaging on the pads said - you're suppose brake gently for the first few hundred K. Then ride as normal.

But reading through this, seemed maybe there is either the character of sintered pads causing my brakes to feel a lot less bitey or that they hadn't been worn in yet/correctly.

Pretty sure the pads I did have were Honda factory brand.

[bogan]

Going by what I was told, and what the packaging on the pads said - you're suppose brake gently for the first few hundred K. Then ride as normal.

But reading through this, seemed maybe there is either the character of sintered pads causing my brakes to feel a lot less bitey or that they hadn't been worn in yet/correctly.

Pretty sure the pads I did have were Honda factory brand.

Maybe they were a different brand, mine were EBC HH pads...

[Banditbandit]

organics.
You can grow your own

Yeah ... my thoughts exactly.

Can someone please tell me what "organic" brake pads are? Somehowe I don't think that homegrown vegetable material has the right amount of stopping power ...

[swbarnett]

Somehowe I don't think that homegrown vegetable material has the right amount of stopping power ...

Inhale enough of the by-product once it gets hot and it'll stop you dead in your tracks.

[skippa1]

Yeah ... my thoughts exactly.

Can someone please tell me what "organic" brake pads are? Somehowe I don't think that homegrown vegetable material has the right amount of stopping power ...

it means that if you slam em on hard you end up on your swede. You could end up like a cabbage, bean known to make you pea yourself. Happened to a guy I know just outside Kumara, didnt hurt himself but did his onion at when he got back to the shop that sold them to him.