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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
So after removing the caliper halves I saw   the reason for the poor front brake - one pad has separated from its backing plate that was seized in the inside  housing.  Only part of one pad face was contacting the disc looking at the contac faces. The pivot was nice & free.

DS list an aftermarket pad so looking for alternatives might consider Ceranic options though I prefer a soft pad out of choice as I am not a heavy user of brakes.

Oddjob:
I've been using SBS ceramic pads on my 1300 for some years now. They are excellent, don't need much if any warming up, produce far less dust than organics or sintered and are kinder to the discs than sintered.

501HF for the CB500.

Seamus:
Using the same SBS pads as Oddjob in my 500 double disc setup. Definately better than the pads I removed.
Old pads were not particularly worn, but lacked feel and initial bite. These are better.
Still 1972 brakes though  ::)

mickwinf:
Ted i would not recommend the Silvers pads, i had some on my 550, which had all new caliper and master, and the first junction i came to i thought i was not going to stop! I now have some EBC pads and they are much better, but do bear in mind they do improve as they bed in and as mentioned they are 1970s design.

Sesman:
Plus one on pattern pads….they make a poor brake much worse. Go for Original, Vesrah, SBS, EBC. Then plan to double disc and change the m/c. I’m using SBS in my double disc set up and it’s a front wheel locker, with an iron fist.

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