New brake pads and lines from Jonny @ BikeBitsNI

I traded in the SV and bought a K5 GXSR 600 recently (the anniversary edition) and the brakes were somewhat lacking. It had only done 4900 miles since new so I guess the standard pads had not be changed and of course the lines were standard. Judging by the colour of the brake fluid in the master cylinders I suspect the fluid had never been changed either!

Having searched on the GixerJunkies forum I came across BikeBitsNI so I got in touch with Jonny and ordered new Hel brake lines and 'SBS Street Extreme' pads. Thumbs up for service and technical expertise and Junkies get a very good price. (http://www.bikebitsni.com)

Christ! The dam thing nearly throws me over the handlebars now! Real bite as you apply pressure and then rapid (and I mean rapid) deceleration. I haven't had a chance to go for a long ride as yet but I am sure that these now brakes will be a revelation in comparison with the tired standard system.

Jonny and BikeBitsNI comes highly recommended!

This is my new bike:

[fizzwheel]

You found the brakes lacking on that !

Nice, but you should ahve got the 750 I'm still on the standard setup and never had a problem with lack of braking power. Wander if the OE pads had got contaminated by something.

Enjoy !

Looks nice.

They don't look like standard discs though. Surprised that they have been changed in only 4900 miles.

[fizzwheel]

Thats the standard disks on an anniversary edition GSXR.

[andrewsmith]

They aint standard discs.

Scwarf, yours is the Cresent work edition aint it?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

They aint standard discs.

Yes they are for that model of GSXR, the anniversay came with different groved disks as standard out of the Suzuki factory. Heres mine



See same disks...

[andrewsmith]

fair enuf Fizz

I posted that at the same time as your response TBH

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Thats the standard disks on an anniversary edition GSXR.

Ah, didn't realise they had diff discs on the anniversary.

I was tempted with braided this year but had a rethink and there is nothing wrong with the braking power on mine.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

You found the brakes lacking on that !

Yeah well like I said the fluid was 5 years old and the hoses had never been changed. I guess (like a lot of bikes) someone bought it as a toy and it spent most of its life sat in a garage! 4900 miles in 5 years - soon as the weather improves I plan on doing that this year!

Scrawf

another northern irelander :O