Brake Pad Recommendations

Right, sorting some brake upgrades for the SDR. Want more feel and bite. Just don't feel they perform like I feel they should - coming from a ZX6R (2010) which stopped on its nose.

I've bought a Brembo RCS 18-20 master cylinder (courtesy of TripodDave), Brembo fitting kit and reservoir, new HEL lines - 2 separate lines and remove the splitter. I'll also uprate the fluid as per Fuel's suggestion.

Next stop is the pads, what's the best set of pads considering this is almost entirely a track bike so not worried about road braking so much....

With stock rotors, I like Carbone Lorraine C59 ... Kinda spendy ... You did say principally track use - make no mistake: This is a full-on race pad. Street useable - sure - but exercise some caution. Some also like Vesrahs (even more spendy).

I have an RCS (19) adjustable 18-20 on another bike (separate lines, etc.). Works pretty well on that bike. Look forward to reading your impressions of it with these other bits on your SDR.

I changed to Carbone Lorraine XBK5 a few weeks ago. These are the street/track pads, don't fade on track so far and great feel. Friend of mine uses them both on his street and track bike as well with no complaints.

carbone lorraine for me as well.......

SBS Dual Carbons. Brake hard and positive 2-3 times on out lap and they're up to temp. Don't listen to the Internet hype out there about don't work in the wet and crap when cold. The DCs get abused for that. That info is from guys who are poor on the brakes and glaze them up. . Just get out there and get onnit and keep the heat in them. Make sure discs are cleaned properly on first use so the carbon film takes to it and you'll be fine. They're good in the wet, remember you can brake just as hard in the wet as you can in the dry, you just have to be more progressive with your loading on the front tyre and you can't trail the brake. But if you on full wets you can use the same brake markers etc.

Or bendix mcr. I just put a set if these in coz i got them cheap through a sponsor and tbh I can't notice any difference between them and the dual carbons.

I use exact same set up as you. Hel lines, pads, brembo rcs, only difference is I'm on Motul RBF 660 fluid. Brakes are one of the good points of the old tractor.

I run SBS duel carbons too, great pads, they have the added bonus of a nice fizz sound when you brake too.

Bendix MRR for me, judging by the fact I seem to brake way too early it must be to do with them. Definitely not me?!

Where on t'internet would you buy either the SBS or the Carbon Lorraine's? BikeHPS have bugger all choice and googling just seems to come up with links to forums of people asking which pads to use

I've resorted to an actual real life shop but they don't seem like a stock item?

Call Jim Allan Motorcycles.

Ask for Dave.

Tell him Gordon sent you and you want a set of SBS Dual Carbons delivered.

Job done.

Thank me later.

Xx

ebc hh for me