You should also be able to get SBS (made in Sweden I believe). I'm very happy with their "gold" (sintered bronze?) brake pads. Good stopping power with no fade. Longevity seems fairly good, they're about 1/3-1/2 gone in about 3000 mi, but I'm fairly hard on them. - -Mike Sayers 1990 Yamaha Vmax Smithfield, NC ----------- How are your rotors Mike? SBS sintered were rated as one of the most abrasivebrake pads on the market. Mario ----------- They look OK to me; if they're wearing at least they're wearing evenly. - -Mike Sayers 1990 Yamaha Vmax Smithfield, NC Vmax list admin AMA #694085 DoD #2026 VMOA #234 -------------- > and i asked for the Galfer rear brake pad and SBSbrake pads You can get discount on the Galfer pads,( which are better in my opinion) not the case with the SBS.(which are very abrasive, on all of their compounds) Call Ernie Whurlitzer on Galfer Products, he'll give you at least 10% off.1-800-982-9367 ------------------- > Also...how hard is it to replace rear brake pads on Max???? Easy. It will take you less than 5 mins unless you caliper is seized. Even then, it will only take you 15 mins or so to free it. SAVE YOUR OLD PADS. Old brake pads are excellent for load spreading when hitting / levering things. My rear caliper seizes from time to time if I don't ride for a while, and a set of old pads makes the repair much easier. Vic. ------------------ Subject: Re: Vmax Brake Hum Dom Ochoa wrote: > > Does anyone know how to silence a "humming" rear brake? It hums (doesn't squeak) only when I apply the brake. The Bendix pads have only 1,000 miles on them, and they didn't hum the first 300 or so miles. Also, I cleaned the rotor and sprayed the pads with brake cleaner, but that stopped the humming only temporarily. Thanks for your help. Dom, Is your rear caliper dragging? Also, there should be some thin shims that lay on top of each pad, and they have an arrow on them that should point toward the front of the bike. The shims lie between the caliper and pad on the left side of the rotor and the pad and piston on the right. If these aren't in there, or are installed wrong, you can get some odd brake noises. - -- Justin Lassy -------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 18:50:12 EST From: Coyote111@aol.com Subject: Re: Vmax Miles Bryan, I have an '88, the rotors are shot. I'm replaceing them with floaters and 6 piston pots for less than new factory rotors cost. I've done engine work so all of that stuff is working fine. New clutch master and slave. My rear turn signal goes out once in a while. The problem is a poor ground in the headlight! I clean the contact and it's good for 4-5 mos. That's about it. Refurbished the forks, but they realy didn't need it. JimY437 ---------------------- From: "Bob Huber" To: Subject: Re: Disc brake noise. Message-ID: <002701be8c54$5e5f54c0$e2012399@bobhuber> Depending on how heavy a throttle hand you have and the assosiated braking involved when you realize that the car in front of you is LOT closer than it looks will determine the life of the pads. Most of the time the roter life is dirrectly dependent replacing the pads before you get metal against metal unless your pushing in excess of 20,000 miles when normal wear can start showing. The rear roter on the max is terrible for warping under adverse conditions.It is set up in a dual wafer design to disapate heat rather than a drilled floating single roter.If you have to replace it go to a single roter offered by Braking Systems and a few others. A lot cheaper and a better system. Bob H --------------- From: Robert C De Grippo Subject: Re: Vmax HH EBC http://www.accwhse.com/ebc.htm "St.Clair Zinck" wrote: > Just breaking the HH EBC pad in. Wow. They are everything I had hoped for. > Can wonder if I could have saved my money on the 6 piston brakes, and just > put in these great pads. Think the difference would have been very, very > little. > JimY ----------------- From: Coyote111@aol.com Subject: Vmax Go Stop Just got off the phone with the EBC race rep. The Sintered pads are the pads of choice. The factories are all going to them because they are the best pad on the market. They are better stopping and longer lasting than Kevlar pads, and in addition, they will not "dust" your wheels like Kevlar pads will. If that weren't enough, They WILL NOT RUIN YOUR ROTORS, and they just might save your life. You can contact the EBC tech people at: 425-486-1244 They will answer any questions you might have. The part numbers for new ('93 up) Max are: Front: FA 160 HH Rear: FA 88 HH Early ('92 and earlier) Vmax use 3 sets of: FA 88 HH They are available at about $20/set from: Chaparral parts: 1-800-841-2960 Christa EX# 264 These are amazing pads, and will not ruin your rotors. This was a rumor started by the competition, to try and save market share until they could build their own Sintered factory. It won't work because Sintered are now factory firsts, and the best stopping pads you have ever used. JimY (The noisy Coyote) --------------------- From: "Mike Sayers" Subject: Re: Vmax Go Stop > Early ('92 and earlier) Vmax use 3 sets of: > FA 88 HH Jim doesn't agree with me on this, but I don't think anyone should use high-friction pads on the rear brake. It's way too easy to lock up in a panic situation if you have a heavy foot. I think most people would be happier with organic or low-friction sintered pads back there. It makes it easier to modulate to maximum braking without locking it up. ----------------- Henry Jackson wrote: > > I recently installed new Galfer lines all the way around including the > clutch line. I used Valvoline High Performance Synthetic Brake Fluid. Says > it meets or exceeds all DOT 3 and DOT 4 specs, high boiling point exceeds > 500 degrees, low moisture formulation, etc. It also says that it "mixes > with conventional brake fluids". I bought it at Wal-Mart and if I remember > correctly is was around $5 for a quart bottle. > Is exactly the same fluid I'm using on my bike, works great. BTW, I've flushed the old fluid out of my front calipers, because I followed the "Coyote Tip" and installed the EBC -HH brake pads... Well after about a week with those pads I can only say, in a scale from 1 to 10.. THEY'RE A 12!!!! Thanks Jimmy!!! Great tip!!!!! Later Mario -------------------------- From: David Spaugh Subject: Vmax Brake question Never mind, guys. Apparently I am not only poor and anal, but also mentally challenged. I forgot that if you expose rubber brake seals to anything other than brake fluid or air, they swell up. I washed one of the front slaves in solvent after popping out a piston, hence swelling the seals, hence removing any possibility of getting the damn piston back in. The good news is that I only screwed up the seals in one caliper, and the others went together fine after following the directions in the manual and washing in clean brake fluid. Funny how following instructions makes things come together. Moral: Don't put anything other than brake fluid on brake seals. Both the dust seal and fluid seal swelled up immediately. Dave, #473 ----------------- I'll go along with EBC HH pads.. what a difference! The Max stops on a pin now! Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: Mario C. Aguiar To: V-Max Tech List Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 12:29 PM Subject: Re: brake calipers : Scott Hallmark wrote: : : > Tom, : > : > I just installed the Nissin's that Pat and Arnold put together on my 92 : > Max. Works like a champ big difference over the two pot variety. : > : : Didn't I tell you that, when I installed mine Scottie?? : Try the EBC-HH pads in them, they'll get your attention.... : : Saludos : :