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500 Brake pad options wanted.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
After a lot of dithering on options & prices I finally fitted a pair of Brembo Carbon/Ceramic normal street pads.
Filled the old fully drained brake system with some Silicone Dot 5.0 then bled them doing my test tube fluid check after standing overnight.
Sign of very small blob of old fluid in test tube so re-flushed - all now clear after another overnight stand.
I'm going to do a final fit of the coils fitting them facing backwards as per Ken's tip then back on with the tank ready for another road test.
deltarider:
If I'm correctly informed, you should have used 5.1.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: deltarider on September 22, 2022, 12:23:41 PM ---If I'm correctly informed, you should have used 5.1.
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In motorcycles I use Slicone Dot 5.0 not Hygroscopic & not corrosive on paint with marginally lower boiling point than 5.1 but better than previous Dot fluids.
The Dot 5.1 is a Glycol based so its corrosive on paint & Hydrascopic so needs periodic changes.
I use Dot 5.1 in my cars as it's virtually impossible to change all the fluid to Dot 5.0 due to the ABS systems and dual braking arrangements.
Like many things it's pretty much down to personal choice - just do not mix 5.0 with any other fluid.
paulbaker1954:
--- Quote from: florence on September 20, 2022, 08:00:55 PM ---I have always used EBC on my bike and they always work well. They have a tendency to squeal but that's when I know they are correctly adjusted. The brake on these bikes is rather primitive but is more effective than it 'feels'.
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I used EBC pads in an attempt to stop the squeal from my front brake and it didn’t help. But I saw a recent post talking about chamfering the edges of the pads which I did and squeal seems to have gone. I have no idea why this happens!!!!
deltarider:
I had EBC pads (FA13 set). I found them rather primitive. They sqealed like hell and I haven't used them for long. They wore unevenly to a degree I'm not used to. The difference in width, front and rear is 1,3mm. Don't know what to think of that, but I have returned to OEM. I have read somewhere that it's better to remove the paint on the side of these EBC pads. Gives you just a little more clearance. Maybe you can even use some old brake fluid to remove that paint. :)
BTW, what is against renewing just one pad, knowing pad B? This pad (B) on mine is nearing its red line. Pad A is still good. I have a spare pad B, which is as good as pad A is now. In principle pad B can wiggle, due to its form, the slight hump on its backside, so it can position itself and will make full contact with the disk, once the brake is applied. Am I missing something?
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