best brake pads

[glennw]

People...
Since I'm putting the 83 front end on my 82 and rebuilding it all, I'm looking for brake pad recommendations. What brand / type / compound and the best place to buy them.
Pad life expectancy is not an issue as I don't put that many miles on it. I just want to stop!
I have EBS pads on my ?82 set up now and they feel like a wood block.
Thanks,
GlennW

[louthepou]

I remember using Vesrah Sintered Metal in the past, they were OK; I'm not sure, but I think I have Ferodo pads now on my 82 and I'm happy with them.

Louis

[h2olawyer]

It is not a good idea to use sintered pads on rotors that weren't designed for them.  You'll wear the rotor out fairly quickly.  I put sbs (Scandanavian Brake Systems) ceramic pads on.  They are the recommended pads for bikes that didn't come with sintered pads originally.  There's still plenty of feel but the change from the stock single disc to the double with braided lines & DOT 4 fluid makes it impossible for me to tell what any individual piece does to the system.  I just know it works much better with less lever effort & no fork twisting.

H2O

[Lucky]

my thoughts exactly, whatever pads you go with, keep in mind that you can probably find pads for this bike, but rotors are in very limited supply, especially for an 83 (they are NOT the same as 82's)
steelbraided brake lines, clean m/c & calipers and  concientious braking should give you plenty of life to both you and your rotors.