Quick question about SV brakes

[Dave20046]

Had some trouble with my front brakes, think I've got to the bottom of it now. But quick question what would be a good bet for the front pads?. I've looked at some EBC HH for about £37 or a local dealer has some 'nissin' pads in at £32 which he reckoned were the dogs danglies..but he would say that.

ooh wait actually - bonus question; I'm pretty sure I've come to the conclusion the mastercylinder was at fault (despite replacing the piston and seals in it) I've temporarily replaced it with a cbx500 mastercylinder (which I don't dare take off :p) but would I be better just lumping another standard sv mastercylinder on or would there be any benefit plopping a more powerful mastercylinder on off another bike?
Cheers

:riding:

[maviczap]

http://shop.wemoto.com/index.dyn?oid=1915477

Checkout Wemto for pads, I don't know if your price is for one or two sets of pads?

I'd go for the EBC pads myself.

[Dave20046]

4 pads (two calipers worth)
cheers the wemoto site made the EBC pads look good (and the price!)

[maviczap]

Seems like a good price for the EBC then

[Dave20046]

Ta magiczap just bought them now.
Just the mastercylinder to sort now :D

[maviczap]

Tis no problem

[svdemon]

As far as i know you can just whack on a master cylinder from for example a CBR600 and get an improvement .

Its something i've been meaning to look into in more detail too. Over to the org experts....

[simesb]

a local dealer has some 'nissin' pads in at £32 which he reckoned were the dogs danglies..but he would say that.

Nissin make the OEM pads (and a bundle of other stuff like calipers). May not have the bite of EBC HHs, but you could do a lot worse.

[Dave20046]

As far as i know you can just whack on a master cylinder from for example a CBR600 and get an improvement .

Its something i've been meaning to look into in more detail too. Over to the org experts....
Cheers sv demon, I just need something asap but (silly I know) I'm a bit apprehensive about putting another sv one (made by nissin coincidently) on as I can't see why the last one failed, and still wasn't working after a new piston and seal kit in there. Very odd - think I'll end up getting one unless I can source something tomorrow.

[Dave20046]

Nissin make the OEM pads (and a bundle of other stuff like calipers). May not have the bite of EBC HHs, but you could do a lot worse.
Cheers simesb, ended up buying the EBC HH's at £38 off the net. I can't stand the spiel they give me at this particular local shop either, makes me want to avoid going in. "oh man you're not gonna believe this man, a special price for you £32 and not only that these man are the absolute balls.....'nissin' "
He did look a bit let down when I was like erm..what are nissin like?

[dizzyblonde]

Cheers sv demon, I just need something asap but (silly I know) I'm a bit apprehensive about putting another sv one (made by nissin coincidently) on as I can't see why the last one failed, and still wasn't working after a new piston and seal kit in there. Very odd - think I'll end up getting one unless I can source something tomorrow.

not heard of an SV one go potty. Wouldn't worry too much about getting another one, its probably just yours:(

[Dave20046]

aye hope so.
Think I'll be having andy brads in that case!
Wish I hadn't bought new ****ing brake lines now though in a bid to overhaul everything in ignorance. £45 I didn't need to spend right there lol. Had decent goodridge ones on aswell.

[dizzyblonde]

goodridge hoses are a bugger to bleed.

[Dave20046]

goodridge hoses are a bugger to bleed.
why, what's the difference to any other? :smt017
They've bled okay with this new temp mastercylinder on.

[dizzyblonde]

just Im Indoors' experiences with them on some of his bikes, compared to other brands. he just finds them more difficult.



I think its just him;-)

[punyXpress]

Petevtwin650 has a Gixer m'cyl for sale.
Looks dear for what you want, but what price brakes that work.
Hey Pete - how much commission?

[Dave20046]

lol well difficult is my middlename so I run into difficulties whatever I'm using. New ones are hel anyway, but graciepants kindly pointed out they're going to look graciepants with the gold fittings I;ve ordered on a yellow bike. Brilliant.

[Dave20046]

Petevtwin650 has a Gixer m'cyl for sale.
Looks dear for what you want, but what price brakes that work.
Hey Pete - how much commission?
If it's over £20 I might just nick one off a weekend warrior! :p:p:p

[orose]

Come near my bike and you'll still be able to taste that beer after I've shoved it so far up :p

[petevtwin650]

Petevtwin650 has a Gixer m'cyl for sale.
Looks dear for what you want, but what price brakes that work.
Hey Pete - how much commission?

Cheers David, worth at least a cuppa on the Skye do. What an incentive:smt081.

The Gixer m/cyl is really for show, although it does improve feel and give more braking force.

[northwind]

The R6 master cylinder is pretty nice, I'm using one again just now... It's got a similiar spec to the standard one so it doesn't massively change things, no super twitchy lever or ridiculously short travel or anything, it's just like a better version of the standard one. Top mounted bleeder for easier maintenance, very direct and un-flexy feel, and not too pricey either since R6 folks often replace them anyway... Forget about radial/axial and all that rubbish, it means nothing, but a well made part is a well made part, the SV one does the job just fine but it can be beat. Oh, but some folks have some issues with clearance against the fairing, I had to cut a wee bit off the lever span adjuster IIRC.

I liked EBC pads in the SV calipers but I didn't exactly try many- they did the job so I never tried anything else. I like Carbon Lorraine in general but I couldn't fault the EBCs at all.

[Dave20046]

The R6 master cylinder is pretty nice, I'm using one again just now... It's got a similiar spec to the standard one so it doesn't massively change things, no super twitchy lever or ridiculously short travel or anything, it's just like a better version of the standard one. Top mounted bleeder for easier maintenance, very direct and un-flexy feel, and not too pricey either since R6 folks often replace them anyway... Forget about radial/axial and all that rubbish, it means nothing, but a well made part is a well made part, the SV one does the job just fine but it can be beat. Oh, but some folks have some issues with clearance against the fairing, I had to cut a wee bit off the lever span adjuster IIRC.

I liked EBC pads in the SV calipers but I didn't exactly try many- they did the job so I never tried anything else. I like Carbon Lorraine in general but I couldn't fault the EBCs at all.
Cheers for your input guys, I'll see if I can source a more powerful mastercylinder off a naked bike today (that's the only problem there aren't many naked r6's or gixxers!)

[petevtwin650]

Cheers for your input guys, I'll see if I can source a more powerful mastercylinder off a naked bike today (that's the only problem there aren't many naked r6's or gixxers!)

You'll have to look in the Yamaha or Suzuki range for a performance naked I guess. MT 01 for Yam and that hideous thing Suzuki do with the Busa engine. My mind has blanked it out completely. Phew! :D

[Dave20046]

Cheers, think I'll end up with an sv one unless local bike shops got anything in at a decent price. If not it's off to swinton...I love beer anyway :-dd

[orose]

Where in Swinton?

Thats my home town, that :p

[Dave20046]

Where in Swinton?

Thats my home town, that :p
really? I had no idea ...just I'd spotted a nice gixxer thou round there to nick a mastercylinder off :p:p:p
you heard from ploppy? looks like he can;t make it on saturday, and I can't either with my brakes as they are :( sorry to bail orose.