Brake Pad - Material Types
 

The front brake on my 1985 XT600Z Tenere isn't the best in the world and I'm in the process of rebuilding it. It already has a braided hose fitted.

However, I also started looking at pads. Mine currently has Vesrah green organic type. Looking on ebay, I can also get Sintered, Goldfren Ceramic carbon etc.

So, what the difference between organic, sintered and ceramic? I'm not bothered about how long they last but would rather have the best stopping power.

Oh, and does anyone have the small plastic cover that fits to the Tenere Oil Cooler?? It's about the only thing I can't find for my rebuild.

My preference is the sintered copper for stopping power
they work better hot than ether organic or ceramic
But at the expense of rotor wear and higher caliper temperatures
Higher temperatures can cause vapor-lock.
A dot-5 conversion might be suggested at the same time.

ceramic or carbon works consistent hot and have lower caliper tempatures and regular rotor wear.

organic lose power with heat and are my least favored.

What ever you do I highly suggest caliper piston removal and clean out piston bore of all old fluids, a good time to do a dot-5 fluid change.
I have seen water that could not be flushed out trapped there causing vapor-lock.

I use sinthered metal aswell, theres some pretty cheap on ebay.

I've just given my brkae system a slightly overhaul.

Fresh fluid, and removed pistons, cleaned them, and removed the dust ring and the other ring, and got a shitload of crap out from underneath them. When theres, ehrr, corrosion, the rings press more on the piston, making the bike brake weaker. You neew to scrape the slots where the orings are located. You need to buy some special brake paste/grease to lube the orings. It needs to be specially made for brakes, as the orings are very fragile becuase they're made to handle the tough brake fluid, and the grease also needs to be able to "mix" with the fluid.

Mine has a 7 year old rubberhose, but with this cleanout and fresh pads and fluids, it brakes as new.

FIY.. I've been googleing a lot lately so I can gather more info on aftermarket wave brake rotors for the XT600E :cool4:

I'll probably be done in a few days!
When I am, I'll be posting the info here on the HUBB for whoever wants it :cool4:

I already found some... they are from a manufacture called Daytona but those ain't cheap... around 110-120 euros for the rear brake rotor ONLY!


Anyone good at translation japanese simbols to english?
That would help lots!


Vando :cool4:

Replacing front brake pads 1VJ
 

OK I give up, my Clymer manual doesn't cover the Tenere so the brakes are COMPLETELY different. I've searched various forums, Googled till I'm blue in the face - nothing. So will someone please enlighten me, how do I change the pads? Thanking you in advance.
Kirst :helpsmilie: