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beardylondon:
Hi All,

I need some brake pads for my 1976 CB550, just OEM quality is fine, I don't need anything fancy, any recommends?

DS ones look ok?

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CB550K-1976-USA/part_70735/

deltarider:
Those are EBC FA13. I had them decades ago and replaced them soon thereafter (pic). They sqeal like a pig. Also you need to remove paint from the sides and chamfer them somewhat.
I now have SBS Street Organic 501HF. Mwah... ok, but nothing special.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I found that the DS ones in my 400 soon started to sqeal - I replaced them with a standard road use Brembo Carbon/Ceramic pads that I tappered on the leading edges - back in 2022 Brembo's were £34 delivered.
I found the Brembo pads had a nice progressive feel to them.  I now have them on my 500 as well.

Like the choice of tyres I think it's quite subjective and dependent on riding style - nothing wrong with the DS ones they function OK - no doubt the noise can be fixed with some tapering of the leading edge & disc face cleaning.

beardylondon:
Thanks both.

or how about these?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310635236046?campid=5339022110&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&toolid=10050&customid=CjwKCAjwr7ayBhAPEiwA6EIGxG-tRA9ur-WWzGrm5UjprWPSVJOoDdX7SCoBxHnCGiGoGBFMO_dpkxoCtQEQAvD_BwE&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&customid=CjwKCAjwr7ayBhAPEiwA6EIGxG-tRA9ur-WWzGrm5UjprWPSVJOoDdX7SCoBxHnCGiGoGBFMO_dpkxoCtQEQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwr7ayBhAPEiwA6EIGxG-tRA9ur-WWzGrm5UjprWPSVJOoDdX7SCoBxHnCGiGoGBFMO_dpkxoCtQEQAvD_BwE

Skoti:
Those EBC v-series pads are squeal free for me.
But more expensive than the basic FA13 organic type.
 

EBC FA13V semi sintered pads.

https://4into1.com/ebc-v-series-semi-sintered-front-brake-pads-fa13v-honda-cb350-cb750/

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