EBC vs. DP Brakes -longevity

[Gz Rider]

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[burkbuilds]

I've tried organic, kevlar, ceramic and sintered pads on my bikes over the years. My general experience has been that the organic wear out fast, usually less than 6,000 miles. The Kevlar's get about 9,000 miles, the ceramics get about 10-12,000 miles and the sintered pads get removed because they squeal in the rain and it drives me nuts. lol.

[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

Just my opinion but I think Suzuki uses a fairly decent OEM brake pad material. Don't know who makes their pads for them but they work well enough. Lynda never had any complaints about braking performance on the GZ and managed a panic stop once with no drama from the bike itself. Any minor squealing was cured by a few practice hard stops. Lots of brake material left when she sold it at 12,000/13,000 kms.
The Vstrom has been faultless with it's 3 disc brakes. Still on the OEM pads with 57,000kms(35,340mi).

[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

[quote=Gz Rider]

Originally Posted by "Water Warrior":l5axswpf

Just my opinion but I think Suzuki uses a fairly decent OEM brake pad material. Don't know who makes their pads for them but they work well enough. Lynda never had any complaints about braking performance on the GZ and managed a panic stop once with no drama from the bike itself. Any minor squealing was cured by a few practice hard stops. Lots of brake material left when she sold it at 12,000/13,000 kms.
The Vstrom has been faultless with it's 3 disc brakes. Still on the OEM pads with 57,000kms(35,340mi).

Keep in mind most of this thread is in regard to longevity not stopping power. I have no complaints with stopping power but I have to way to measure the stopping effectiveness of either pads. I did notice less noise from the DP which I attribute to less material comming off the pad.[/quote:l5axswpf]
The last 2 lines were the ones about longevity. The previous lines were just added fluff and experience with OEM linings. :2tup: