Lyndall Z pad break in ??
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RE: Lyndall Z pad break in ??
I have been using Lyndall products for the past three years, on both my bikes. The one is FXDL 2001 and the other one is a FLSTF 2007.
The brake pads DO NOT need break in time ONLY if you use floating rotors. If you use STOCK then you need to bed them in for a couple of 100 miles. This is so because the stock rotors do not shift to embrace the pad and the pads to develop full surface contact need some wearing off. Also you need to be very care full with the pads if you ride at cold temps. The pads cool down very fast.
The brake pads DO NOT need break in time ONLY if you use floating rotors. If you use STOCK then you need to bed them in for a couple of 100 miles. This is so because the stock rotors do not shift to embrace the pad and the pads to develop full surface contact need some wearing off. Also you need to be very care full with the pads if you ride at cold temps. The pads cool down very fast.
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RE: Lyndall Z pad break in ??
Sorry about reviving a older thread but I have a problem with my Lyndall pads. I just put new Z pads on the front of my Heritage Springer. I have them on the rear and have been using them for a while with no problem. The front brakes don't grab very well. Is this a symptom of needing break-in with stock rotors? I rode around my block to test everything before I did anything else. All low speed but I am not comfortable going fast with them the way they are now. Do I really have to ride a couple of hundred miles or is something wrong?
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From: walpole, ma.
RE: Lyndall Z pad break in ??
about locking up the rear....well not to be a jakass 
but you should start practicing panic stopping where you get almost all the braking effort out of your brakes. Cause if your locking the rear now Kiss ur **** in an emergency. You need to practice so you "know" exactly how far you can go without locking, then you get all your braking power.
Probably the most important area of moto riding is proper braking technique.
but you should start practicing panic stopping where you get almost all the braking effort out of your brakes. Cause if your locking the rear now Kiss ur **** in an emergency. You need to practice so you "know" exactly how far you can go without locking, then you get all your braking power. Probably the most important area of moto riding is proper braking technique.
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RE: Lyndall Z pad break in ??
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Sorry about reviving a older thread but I have a problem with my Lyndall pads. I just put new Z pads on the front of my Heritage Springer. I have them on the rear and have been using them for a while with no problem. The front brakes don't grab very well. Is this a symptom of needing break-in with stock rotors? I rode around my block to test everything before I did anything else. All low speed but I am not comfortable going fast with them the way they are now. Do I really have to ride a couple of hundred miles or is something wrong?
Sorry about reviving a older thread but I have a problem with my Lyndall pads. I just put new Z pads on the front of my Heritage Springer. I have them on the rear and have been using them for a while with no problem. The front brakes don't grab very well. Is this a symptom of needing break-in with stock rotors? I rode around my block to test everything before I did anything else. All low speed but I am not comfortable going fast with them the way they are now. Do I really have to ride a couple of hundred miles or is something wrong?
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RE: Lyndall Z pad break in ??
I found the break in procedure for the Gold pads and followed that. They work much better now. Thanks for all the offers to help. If I have any more problems I will call.
I now know where to go for my next set of pads. [sm=smiley20.gif]
I now know where to go for my next set of pads. [sm=smiley20.gif]
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