EBC Brakes Pads
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 811
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From: Emmett, Idaho
Since OEM pads work as they should, why fool with other brands; especially as so many riders experience squeal. My OEM replacement pads never squealed--and I certainly am no professional at installing them. Plus, I have wide whitewalls and while there is always some brake dust over time, it is not difficult to remove.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 24,709
Likes: 9,209
From: Snow Hill, NC
When I used OEM I didn’t feel that safe with the stopping power specially in the NC twisties...EBC made my bike stop like it should. Now with Brembo brakes on Post 07 bikes that’s a different story.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 246
Likes: 217
From: Phoenix, Az
Long time EBC HH user here on my '00 RK, I love em. Not to hijack the thread, but I was just recently contemplating the lube vs no-lube on the caliper pins when I was replacing the pads. I've never found the EBC HH pads to be noisy, squealy, or excessively dirty, and I've never used lube or any other anti-squeal mechanism. Anyway, I've always left the pins dry since the manual doesn't say to put any kind of lube on them, and although the performance has been great I've always wondered if the pins and the related contact area on the pads would be better served by some lube. Like perhaps the pads would move better against the pins. I haven't experimented putting lube there because I didn't want to risk getting grease on the rotors. I've never quite understood how grease doesn't migrate onto the pads and rotors, so I'm probably missing something.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 24,709
Likes: 9,209
From: Snow Hill, NC
Long time EBC HH user here on my '00 RK, I love em. Not to hijack the thread, but I was just recently contemplating the lube vs no-lube on the caliper pins when I was replacing the pads. I've never found the EBC HH pads to be noisy, squealy, or excessively dirty, and I've never used lube or any other anti-squeal mechanism. Anyway, I've always left the pins dry since the manual doesn't say to put any kind of lube on them, and although the performance has been great I've always wondered if the pins and the related contact area on the pads would be better served by some lube. Like perhaps the pads would move better against the pins. I haven't experimented putting lube there because I didn't want to risk getting grease on the rotors. I've never quite understood how grease doesn't migrate onto the pads and rotors, so I'm probably missing something.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 24,709
Likes: 9,209
From: Snow Hill, NC
they are a bit more aggressive yes but worth the stopping power, I go through front rotors in about 40000 miles so its not too bad, I buy low mileage take offs for cheap.
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