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Old 26-07-2019, 11:02 AM   #1
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Brake pad confusion

Hi troops,
Ummmm so it’s nearly Brake pad time and I’m going to stick with brembo. However I’m confused, the last time I bought pads I thought the SA pads we’re best for road. Good temp to brake coefficient.

However it seems the line up has changed a wee bit and the brembo website is saying I have a choice of:

RC = racing only and avoid
SC = racing and fast road. I Would normally avoid but the coefficient graph is really good.
LA = road use and probably my go to and possibly the replacement for the SA pads.
Or some sort of carbon ceramic one; which is what their configurator recommends! Normally I’d avoid anything with carbon ceramic. But again the coefficient graph is good.

What’s everyone else running? Or thoughts on the brembos welcome
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Old 26-07-2019, 12:04 PM   #2
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Personally, I would go with the SC.
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Old 26-07-2019, 01:31 PM   #3
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Double check the part number but I think the very excellent SportsbikeShop have the SA compound in stock.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/mot...nt_prod/374336

There are also options from Italy on eBay:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F142590531341

I have the SA’s on my old 900 and once bedded in they have been great in all weathers.
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Old 26-07-2019, 01:49 PM   #4
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Yeah the SA’s are still out there to buy. Cheap too £60 for front both sets.

Just wondering if the technology has moved on there’s now a better pad.
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Old 26-07-2019, 02:53 PM   #5
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Ah I dunno, I guess there’s always going to be something bigger, better or re-branded else it looks like company’s stay still.

That’s all we’ll and good of course but unless you can actually make use of it things tend to be no better than before. Plus with a road bike it has to be a compromise between pad and disc wear as well as them having to work under the broadest of spectrums.

Only you know how you ride and the demands you put upon them in relation to what you expect from them.

Might be worth firing off an email to either Brembo themselves or one of their approved dealers such as Bike Torque Racing and asking for their thoughts?
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Old 26-07-2019, 03:26 PM   #6
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I’m actually no that heavy a brake user, but when they have been used certainly they’re not as effective as they once were.

My logic [outwith cost and disc wear] would be to pick the one with the best temp to friction coefficient.

The problem is that the brembo graph ends at 50degC so I could try to extrapolate the graph but it’s really a complete guess. For all know they drop off a cliff.

But ultimately the SC ones do look to have a better coefficient than the SA. Even better than the race ones too until you get them too hot and they throw in the towel. Obviously something I’ll never achieve.

I’ll take my old ones out and double check what I’ve got then go from there. Probably a step up from mine would be good especially for the initial bite.
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Old 26-07-2019, 04:37 PM   #7
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I fitted SA pads to my Evo, Ron, and am very happy with them. Have a look here for my, and Flip's, experiences with them. http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...3&postcount=87

I got two pairs for £54 in 2017 from Simon at WSC Performance. http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=56141
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Old 26-07-2019, 06:37 PM   #8
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My local Ducati guy (Cornerspeed) recommended Bendix and ive no complaints and they are no better or worse than the Carbone Lorraine ones i used before but a whole lot cheaper.
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Old 26-07-2019, 11:18 PM   #9
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After tonight’s track experience [see track thread for more details] I’ll stick with the SA pad. I was properly on those brakes and they held up amazingly well.
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