Brake pads

Maitland

Maitland

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Brembo calipers and iron disks, any one had experience of what pads work on the race track?

Sintered don't work too well on iron discs and struggling to find which organic pads resist fading at high temps. EBC recommend sintered over their organic due to possible fade, Ferodo it would seem can't be arsed to reply to my emails. Brembo pads have been mentioned, but again are they prone to fade being road pads.

Any help appreciated.

Maitland.
 
Ferodo Platinum organic pads in combination with the original iron discs are my preferred combination on the race track, as well as on the road.

Marnix
 
I've used EBC sintered HH pads on my Brembo cast iron rotors [320 floaters] and have had no problems at all. No undue wear or smearing and wonderful feel and power.I had to retire them after they started to crack between the holes but they did that with organic pads too.I know EBC have a few different compounds of sintered pads,some race only and some trackday/street so it might pay to ask what they recommend.
 
Haven't been on a track with my bike, but some of the riding up here can be on the brisk side and the EBC Carbon/organic pads I have in the Brembo 4 pots work extremely well.  The discs are stupid heavy (reckon they must be surplus stock from Italian railways) so I don't know if this stores heat or absorbs it, but a set of EBC discs which are much lighter would probably be a useful mod for hard use.
 
I had EBC greenstuff pads on EBC pro lite discs on my FJ1100 which is a pretty hefty bike with smallish brakes.
Running around the highlands at reasonable speed had the front discs black with smeared pad material and fadey.
Huge difference with the sintered pads installed, much more consistent and reliable.
As they heat up under braking you can really feel the bite and ease off as you slow.
The standard brake calipers were sufficient to howl the front tyre.
In the wet the drop in temperature reduces the bite and takes a bit of getting used to after the hot performance.
Mind you thats probably a good thing given the reduced wet weather tyre grip.
 
Yeah, HH with modern discs, but with the lead sorry iron o/e discs I think carbon organic give better results.  Mind you, my bike does have the correct master cylinder to caliper ratio, unlike o/e.
 
Thanks all, I should have said it has standard calipers not four piston. I have my eye on the on the Platinum pads Marnix, bit pricy, but then so would heading for the esses at Snetterton and finding brakes fading to nothing. Phoned Ferodo today, was told he chap I needed to speak to would call back, still waiting >:(.

Seems to be a bit of a mine field with Iron discs, been a lot of mixed results, the Tridents seem to do ok but no ones telling in the classic club. Know a guy used green stuff pads said they weren't that good, then one broke up and spit him into the gravel at Donington. But then my brother has them in my Lockheeds on his XS Yam and lofts the back wheel with ease.

I'll have a think over the weekend and take the plunge on Monday.

Cheers.
 

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My big scooter came with Ferodo platinum pads on stainless discs.
Not impressed, bit vague on the Altguish run, tossed them at 50% worn.
Replaced with Ferodo sintergrip, much more consistent.
Don't know how well they work on iron.
Got mine from Ghostbikes, quick delivery and cheap.
 
If you have a look on Ghostbikes website there is a comparison of Ferodo compound performance in
racing applications.
Hope it helps.
 
Thanks,

Platinum come in different compounds, organic for iron discs and sintered for stainless. got to make sure you don't get the ones for a later BMW (stainless) mixed with Laverda and Guzzi (iron).

Cheers.
 
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