Brake-related questions - SV650.org

27-03-12, 12:26 AM

Hello super team. A few questions:

1: Will 1st gen (99-02) brake discs fit 2nd gen (K3-K6) models? They look pretty similar. If so, will the fit well? Anybody tried this with positive results?

2: Please recommend me a link to where I can buy cheap, good-quality reliable pads for a 2nd gen bike. There are absolutely bazillions of options online, I don't know which ones are fake/chinese, I don't know what HH or Sinistered means (answers to that too would be grand!). I don't want to buy the cheapest pads for obvious quality reasons, but your experience is needed when defining when cheap-because-its-poor-quality becomes a cheap-because-its-a-bargain. A link to the ones you buy yourselves would be superb!

3: Same as above but for brake fluid. Anywhere that does decent DOT4 besides Halfords, and cheaper?

Merci!

27-03-12, 12:40 AM

Scratch question 1- I've seen more pics now and noticed the non-single-planar shape of the 1st gen discs..

yorkie_chris · 27-03-12, 12:41 AM

Discs are different, flat vs dished...

Pads, I like EBC GG, wemoto has them

27-03-12, 12:51 AM

Why thank you sir. Q.3?

rictus01 · 27-03-12, 01:18 AM

I on the other hand prefer HH pads as they are more effective, but GG are a bit more forgiving and a little cheaper, so the choice is your really, as to dot 4 fluid it's pretty much the same, I tend to use branded stuff myself, but I've no reason to believe halfords stuff is inferior.

Cheers Mark.

27-03-12, 01:48 AM

Thank you Rictus! So, I should be ok buying most things labelled DOT4 online?

Would something like this be just as good?:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_500wt_1287

27-03-12, 06:05 AM

Yep. Dot 4 is dot 4, even in a yellow bottle.

Google is your friend for the brake pad differences (gg vs hh) but basically gg are more for joe bloggs street riding.

dirtydog · 27-03-12, 06:48 AM

I used to use HH pads on the SV but now use GG ones in the gsxr calipers. There were always stories of HH pads
Wearing discs quicker but I never noticed any major differences in wear between the pad types

yorkie_chris · 27-03-12, 09:12 AM

Local motor factors will be cheaper than halfrauds by a big margin.

Both pads have upside and downside. HH has better bite. Overall power maybe a bit more too, not that you need it.

Sometimes I've felt HH pads lacking when very cold and wet, like after long motorway stretch or something. GG are consistently the same through these conditions.

Bibio · 27-03-12, 09:28 AM

Q3

asda sells the comma stuff but it's in a silver bottle. it's cheep and its dot4.

27-03-12, 12:26 AM	#1
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Brake-related questions Hello super team. A few questions: 1: Will 1st gen (99-02) brake discs fit 2nd gen (K3-K6) models? They look pretty similar. If so, will the fit well? Anybody tried this with positive results? 2: Please recommend me a link to where I can buy cheap, good-quality reliable pads for a 2nd gen bike. There are absolutely bazillions of options online, I don't know which ones are fake/chinese, I don't know what HH or Sinistered means (answers to that too would be grand!). I don't want to buy the cheapest pads for obvious quality reasons, but your experience is needed when defining when cheap-because-its-poor-quality becomes a cheap-because-its-a-bargain. A link to the ones you buy yourselves would be superb! 3: Same as above but for brake fluid. Anywhere that does decent DOT4 besides Halfords, and cheaper? Merci!

27-03-12, 12:40 AM	#2
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Brake-related questions Scratch question 1- I've seen more pics now and noticed the non-single-planar shape of the 1st gen discs..

27-03-12, 12:41 AM	#3
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Brake-related questions Discs are different, flat vs dished... Pads, I like EBC GG, wemoto has them __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

27-03-12, 12:51 AM	#4
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Brake-related questions Why thank you sir. Q.3?

27-03-12, 01:18 AM	#5
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: Brake-related questions I on the other hand prefer HH pads as they are more effective, but GG are a bit more forgiving and a little cheaper, so the choice is your really, as to dot 4 fluid it's pretty much the same, I tend to use branded stuff myself, but I've no reason to believe halfords stuff is inferior. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

27-03-12, 01:48 AM	#6
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Brake-related questions Thank you Rictus! So, I should be ok buying most things labelled DOT4 online? Would something like this be just as good?: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_500wt_1287

27-03-12, 06:05 AM	#7
monkey Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Brake-related questions Yep. Dot 4 is dot 4, even in a yellow bottle. Google is your friend for the brake pad differences (gg vs hh) but basically gg are more for joe bloggs street riding.

27-03-12, 06:48 AM	#8
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,422	Re: Brake-related questions I used to use HH pads on the SV but now use GG ones in the gsxr calipers. There were always stories of HH pads Wearing discs quicker but I never noticed any major differences in wear between the pad types __________________ 2011 Speed Triple 1050

27-03-12, 09:12 AM	#9
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Brake-related questions Local motor factors will be cheaper than halfrauds by a big margin. Both pads have upside and downside. HH has better bite. Overall power maybe a bit more too, not that you need it. Sometimes I've felt HH pads lacking when very cold and wet, like after long motorway stretch or something. GG are consistently the same through these conditions. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

27-03-12, 09:28 AM	#10
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Brake-related questions Q3 asda sells the comma stuff but it's in a silver bottle. it's cheep and its dot4.

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