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Message started by john1652 on 01/01/07 at 15:51:11

Title: briefs or boxers?
Post by john1652 on 01/01/07 at 15:51:11

not really but similar. which is best for front bake pads ----sintered metal or organic? Judged by the following:

1. longevity

2. stopping power

3. price

Also best place to get them in your opinion. thanks john

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by justin_o_guy on 01/01/07 at 16:02:50

I think, I am not sure, but I think I heard the sintered metal would eat the disk. Aside from that, there are folks who are running a ceramic pad, sbs581hf is the part # I got & put in my records for future use. Organic is fair, thats the EBC thing I am running now. Better is needed for this anemic front brake,

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by Digger on 01/23/07 at 19:49:56

FWIW, I've been down that sintered metal brake pad road and I didn't care for them. I can remember seeing tiny corkscrewed metal shavings coming off the front brake rotors of my old '81 GL1100.

Pads are a lot cheaper to replace than rotors.

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by Paladin on 01/23/07 at 22:48:55

"Best" is subective. What is best for one may not be best for another. For me:

1. Price
2. Softer than the rotor

Stopping power is not an issue. How weak or how strong the brakes are simply dictates how far ahead I need to ride. I can and have driven with nearly no brakes -- once with almost dead hydraulics and no backup, another time with the handbrake and no hydraulics. Thumper is hurting -- I've not been using my rear at all for the past three months as I think the shoes are worn out. Figure to replace with the tire.

Others may require maximum stopping power. But if that is the case you might want to consider going with a larger brake, or dual disks.

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by klx650sm2002 on 01/24/07 at 01:02:51

If it's stopping power you're looking for then EBC discs and pads are supposed to have 18% more.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by Roadie on 01/24/07 at 03:04:04

I like my EBC pads. Kept the stock rotor. Though I do believe they have a Savage rotor as well.

ANYTHING is better than the stock.

- Roadie

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by slavy on 01/24/07 at 15:46:17

It is better to use sintered pads when available and when the price is bearable. The thing is that EBC doesn't make sintered /or double H/ pads for LS650.
The EBC part is FA106 and there is not FA106HH

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by PerrydaSavage on 01/25/07 at 00:40:20

I replaced my stock POS front pads last year with the SBS ceramics and find them to be way better than the stock binders ...

Title: Re: briefs or boxers?
Post by Reelthing on 01/25/07 at 03:42:54

If I remember right the sbs ceramic's were rated HF - the highest friction rating I could find for the savage - it seemed to me at the time they were wearing on the rotor some but did not mic it before. at around 20k miles replaced the rotor with a drilled EBC and organic pads.

Perry, or any one else using the SBS's, are you seeing more wear - likely take a mic on the thickness over several 1000's miles to find out. If so I'm not sure it matters anyway - rotors aren't meant to last forever