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Read Replica:
Renewing pads in the next week or so. Has anyone used pads from Gold Fren before? They seem reasonably priced on eBay at the moment at just shy of 40 quid for all three discs.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220455500438&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

The pads that I have fitted to the F2 at the moment are from the 80s so I would expect these to be a bit better. What pads are others using at the moment?

Have fun
Andy

Yoshi823:
I always used Ferodo on my 750F2, even when I had the 900FC calipers & discs. I wouldn't use some unknown pad on my bikes, at least not until i'd read some comparison with some other well known makes in some bike magazine. Just because they're a 'good' price dosn't mean that they'll work properly when the time comes to really hammer on the brakes in the time of an absolute emergency. I think i'd prefer to pay another couple of quid & get something that you know will work from the word 'go'...

Read Replica:
Oh, yes. No argument here. Just wondering though if anyone had used these pads. They are being used on the racing circuit by some teams but I would suspect with a different compound to that supplied for road use.

UK Pete:
I used them on my klr600 i dont rate them all that really
Pete

K2-K6:
Hi Never heard of them and no direct experience of this make but you could do a reasonable assesment of them to make up your own mind as to suitability, this is what I would do to figure it out:- Change all pads on one wheel, have a quick light duty run out and inspect pads while still fitted to assure no obvious mechanical failure, if ok then complete approx 50/75 miles of light use to get the pad surfaces to match disc surface/alignment, then complete a heat cycle in which you get them stinking hot (dragging them continuosly) then don't stop the bike but ride for a while with very low brake application to allow a cool down of whole brake system, then you are done. If all satisfactory take the pads out to give a good surface inspection (should look like smooth coal, very little cracking, no edge break-up, no obvious shiny resin effect) but replace in the exactly the same location to maintain the disc contact you've just worked to get right. IF ALL IS OK use them as normal but just look them over with a torch initially to allow you to spot any change and check them out with a few heavy applications to check for fade.

This sort of proceedure should really be used to prep any high demand pads to get any brand to best performance level  as if you do really need them and don't know their effectiveness then it could all get a bit scary.

Any comment from others?

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