Kevlar pads = good, hard, but not harder than the disc itself

sintered metal = good stopping power, but also akin to using a chunk of steel wool on the disc for wearability of the disc


On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 00:56:33 +1000, Biggus The Greatest...... <junkmailplease-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Yea I watched my disc wear out the HH are ****, they are harder than
>the fukin disc!
>
>
>>Easy, EBC HH pads.
>>Email me and i can send you a set for $45 per disc delivered.
>>
>>Martin

Mike.S
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Duncan Murray wrote:

> "Centurion" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:14ouib.5k.ln@127.0.0.1...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Just a quick question. Is it normal to go through a set of front pads on
> an
>> '02 ZX9R in less than 12,000km?? Mine have about 1.5-2mm of material
>> left on them and I don't ride that hard either (10,000km out of the Pilot
>> Sport
>> rear tyre). I trail the rear brake in traffic rather than jumping on the
>> front brakes all the time - rear pads are only about 40% worn. It's done
>> two track days - 1 x Eastern Ck, 1 x Oran Park.
>>
>> Or is this one of the "joys" of owning a big(ish) sports bike??
>
>
> Dunno if the 02 9R has the same brakes as the 99 6R (6 pot tokicos?) but
> the service limit is 1mm and I get about 20,000 km out of a set.
> If you let them go down to the service limit make sure you check the pads
> from all angles in case of uneven wear.

The '02 has 4 pot Nissin's As fate would have it I got a puncture in the
rear yesterday and while it was in getting plugged today, I asked the
mechanic about the front pads. He had a good look and said (quote) "She'll
be right mate - good for another 6-8 tho I reckon......keep an eye on them
anyway but."[1] So I guess that settles it then :-)

--James
ZZR250==>ZX9R
[1] I trust this mechanic - he's only ever given me good advise in the 3
years he's looked after my rides.
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Mike.S wrote in message ...
>Kevlar pads = good, hard, but not harder than the disc itself
>
>sintered metal = good stopping power, but also akin to using a chunk of
steel wool on the disc for wearability of the disc
>
I killed a disk in 5000km on my VX800 Suzuki!
The original pads literally outlasted the original disk!! (Although the
disk wasn't actually below "legal" just grooved to the shithouse!)
It got replaced under warranty once but they jacked up when I came back
again at 10,000......
Clem

Frogiswrong wrote:
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> "MikeH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Compression braking???
> > --
> > MikeH
>
> Bad habbit to get into.

You're kidding
All big twins engine brake its in the big twins rider's bible.




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bit hard to avoid lessn u be pullin in tha clutch



Someone let Smee at (E-Mail Removed) loose on an internet connection and
the result was:
> Frogiswrong wrote:
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>> "MikeH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Compression braking???
>>> --
>>> MikeH
>>
>> Bad habbit to get into.
>
> You're kidding
> All big twins engine brake its in the big twins rider's bible.

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> "MikeH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Compression braking???
> > --
> > MikeH
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> Bad habbit to get into.


Corrrect.


Postman Pat