EBC Brakes FA174HH Disc Brake Pad Set, Black

I purchased these pads on the recommendation of a friend in preparation for a track day on a 2004 Yamaha R6. The difference in brake response and stopping power between these pads and the OEMs cannot be put into words. I was originally in the mindset that I needed upgraded calipers and rotors to make a stock bike track worthy, but all it took were a set of HH pads and some good street tires. Great! more money left in my pocket for track time. I was out-braking most others in my track group with confidence and even hard braking was predictable without fear of locking up the front tire. It is really great for building up your triceps too! The only issue I have is not really the fault of the pads but more with the switch on the brake lever that operates the brake light. I ride to work just about every day of the year and these pads allow the bike to stop at public road speeds with far less pull of the brake lever than before. Unless I am making a fairly fast stop from 40-50 mph, there is not enough pull on the brake lever to actuate the brake light switch. I went almost a month without realizing this until another rider pulled up next to me at a red light to let me know my brake light was "out". I tried adjusting the switch in closer to the lever stop, but no luck. Until I find a fix I am going back to the rider-school basics and am using the front and rear brakes simultaneously since the rear lamp switch works fine. Like any aggressive brake pad, these are meant to operate best at a higher temperature (not ambient, I mean hard stops on a racetrack without fading) and these will squeak when they are cold. A few hard stops from a decent speed should make it go away for a few days. The squeak on mine comes back after a few weeks of riding on the street after having done a track day. Eventually the thin film of pad material that gets cooked into the rotor during hard riding will get worn off by easy stops on the street and then it is back to pad-on-metal friction instead of pad-on-pad. For more information that you ever wanted to know on how brakes actually work, go to the StopTech Brake website and look at their technical pages. Its great reading for when you are drinking your morning coffee. Since I have had these pads installed, I have done 7 track days and 300-some days of combined commuting/canyon carving. I am more than pleased, to say the least. Thank goodness they last longer than tires do!

Sure these brake pads cost more than your average Chinese budget buys, but boy are they worth it! The difference is quite noticeable in the stopping power and even the general feel of the brakes is much improved, which are noticeably more responsive than the stock pads. Excellent pads for frequent braking during canyon carving adventures on my Ninja 650. Oh yeah, they were also a piece of cake to install (thanks YouTube!) and to top it all off they are made in the UK and USA. I am one Happy and Satisfied customer!

EBC Brakes, quiet strong stoppers

Installed on a 07 Suzuki V Strom 1000. Perfect fit and improved braking from OEM. Very pleased with the brake pads.

The factory HH rated rear brakes were very soft with little stopping power. So poor in fact that I took the bike to the stealership trying to get better performance because I thought they needed to be bled. I recently installed these and they are SUCH A HUGE improvement that it seems like a different bike. The amount of brake pedal force required to stop is greatly reduced. I can easily cause the rear ABS to activate now. 10/10 would recommend.

These are brake pads from a good manufacturer and fit and work well in Versys 1000 LT 2015. They DONT come with any springs or backing plates though the description states comes with factory springs so I was hoping that would be backing plates but nothing but pads. So keep your old HW handy if you are going to re use it. I assume I should put the old heat shields on the new pads but no info can be found so far. Recommend EBC or Galfer but Galfer lists the wrong part for my 1000 Versys I think they list the 1371 which may fit the 650.

This set will out perform the grand majority of stock rear brake pads. Low brake dust Great street performance Quiet I ride very spirited and feel confident in the pads for the street. They modulate well and do not brake abruptly.

La calidad es lo primero si es por tu seguridad. No dudes en esta compra.

EBC always make great brake pads. Their HH double -sintered pads have fantastic stopping power with low wear characteristics.

Works as it should

It provide good braking grip. Satisfied

Love these pads, improved feel and power and a quick easy replacement. Best value brake system upgrade you can make.