Inexpensive brake pads ??

[Boriqua]

I know... inexpensive and brakes probably shouldn't be in the same sentence but I think brake pad technology has been nailed. Is there a good reason not to get these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-1982-S...%3Ae703870715d0ab1d99d05b24fffd029d%7Ciid%3A1

My front pads look like the previous guy installed new ones but the back is shot.
Alex

 

[Guest]

i have used volar, not as good as ebc, but for the rear i think they are fine, others might disagree.

 

[Nessism]

I'd get these instead...http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ferodo-Brak...ash=item542ae0b113:g:eUAAAOSw~OVWzI7r&vxp=mtr

 

[Boriqua]

I'd get these instead...http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ferodo-Brak...ash=item542ae0b113:g:eUAAAOSw~OVWzI7r&vxp=mtr

Hey Ed .. They have a few different models but none of them say they fit my bike. Probably a stupid question but the link you sent is for my bike? Did a google search but still couldnt find the info.
Alex

 

[Nessism]

Please double check but I think FA36 pads fit your bike. You can find the Ferodo cross reference info too. Just look around using google. I did that when shopping for pads for my bike.

Edit: found this...http://www.ferodoracing.com/pdf/catalogues/Ferodo_motorcycle_catalogue.pdf

FDB151 seem to be the common GS brake pads. The P in the part number is for the Platinum compound which is excellent.

 

[bobgroger]

Volar is crap. Sixity is good for the very cheap price. Don't use Ceramic or Organic if your rotors have ever felt Semi-Metallic.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Ceram...ES-Set-Full-Kit-ESD-Complete-ve-/382089167335

 

[Boriqua]

Please double check but I think FA36 pads fit your bike. You can find the Ferodo cross reference info too. Just look around using google. I did that when shopping for pads for my bike.

Edit: found this...http://www.ferodoracing.com/pdf/catalogues/Ferodo_motorcycle_catalogue.pdf

FDB151 seem to be the common GS brake pads. The P in the part number is for the Platinum compound which is excellent.

Thanks Ed!! I am downloading the pdf and will cross ref.
Alex

 

[Boriqua]

Thank you as always everyone. I went with EBC. $28 bucks shipped on Ebay. I couldnt find a listing for the '82 GS750 anywhere for the ferodo and I figure brakes aren't somewhere to cheap out.

 

[Nessism]

Thank you as always everyone. I went with EBC. $28 bucks shipped on Ebay. I couldnt find a listing for the '82 GS750 anywhere for the ferodo and I figure brakes aren't somewhere to cheap out.

Same pads for $20 shipped...http://www.ebay.com/itm/EBC-FA36-Or...ash=item465d67c0c6:g:ZYAAAOSwA3dYlT1L&vxp=mtr

Regarding those Ferodo pads, they fit your bike. Most all GS's use the same rear pads including the following...




1977 GS750B REAR CARIPERS
1977 GS750C REAR CARIPERS
1977 GS750EC REAR CARIPERS
1977 GS750EN REAR CARIPERS
1977 GS750N REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS1000C REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS1000EC REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS1000EN REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS1000N REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS750B REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS750C REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS750EC REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS750EN REAR CARIPERS
1978 GS750N REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS1000C REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS1000EC REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS1000EN REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS1000L REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS1000N REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS1000S REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS550L REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS750B REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS750C REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS750EC REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS750EN REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS750L REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS750N REAR CARIPERS
1979 GS850G REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS1000E REAR CALIPERS
1980 GS1000G REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS1000GL REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS1000S REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS1100-LT REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS1100E REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS550L REAR CALIPERS
1980 GS750E REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS750L REAR CALIPER
1980 GS850G REAR CARIPERS
1980 GS850GL REAR CALIPERS
1981 GS1000G REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS1000GL REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS1100E REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS550T REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS650E REAR CALIPERS
1981 GS650G REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS650GL REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS750E REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS750L REAR CALIPER
1981 GS850G REAR CARIPERS
1981 GS850GL REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS1000S REAR CARIPERS
1982 GS1100E REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS1100ES REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS1100G REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS1100GL REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS550M REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS650E REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS650G REAR CARIPERS
1982 GS650GL REAR CARIPERS
1982 GS750E REAR CARIPERS
1982 GS850G REAR CALIPERS
1982 GS850GL REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS1100E REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS1100ES REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS1100G REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS1100GL REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS1100S REAR CARIPERS
1983 GS650G REAR CARIPERS
1983 GS650GL REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS650M REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS750S REAR CARIPERS
1983 GS850G REAR CALIPERS
1983 GS850GL REAR CALIPERS
1983 XN85-D REAR CALIPERS

 

[salty_monk]

Do they also fit the Mitsubishi Starion?

 

[Who Dat?]

Kinda interesting how some bikes have rear calipers and others have rear caripers. :-k

 

[Guest]

Kinda interesting how some bikes have rear calipers and others have rear caripers. :-k

Japanese accent.

 

[Boriqua]

You were dead on right Ed! I got nervous when I couldn't find a specific listing for my year but .. its FA36 and I could have saved 8 bucks.

Word to the uninitiated, when I bought the bike I got it a good price and was prepared to spend money on it but still when evaluating it I checked the front brakes and they were fully fat and lovely and didnt check the back because I assumed if the fronts were recently done then the back was too. If I was rolling motorcycles and profit margin was important I would have just cost me $30 I hadnt intended to because I didnt look.

I bought the bike for myself but its still stupid to have made an assumption and rode around with my wife on the bike for a few hundred miles on nearly no rear brake. I know most of the stopping power comes from the front but .. I still like having rear brakes.

 

[limeex2]

They needed changing, but there's enough there to work. Glad you caught it.