New pads

[marko138]

American Sportbike does it again. Pads where low on the XBike when I picked it up a month ago. 500 miles later the pads are just about shot. So Friday afternoon I ordered some pads from ASB. They came yesterday! 2 fucking days from California. I love Americansportbike.com. They are great people.


The details:


The pads are Lyndall Gold+ Carbon/Kevlar. They are HIGHLY recommended by just about every Buell rider on the planet. I have no complaints about the ZTL brake...but they say these pads really improve the stopping power. And there is NO break in time for the pads. Hammer them right out of the box.

So today...new pads will be installed, fresh fluid, and the caliper will be thoroughly cleaned.


Hell yes.

[fpzx10]

[rider76]

How muck those fuckers cost? Need new pads myself

[OneSickPsycho]

I didn't notice an enormous difference, of course I had been off the bike for like 4 months too... My only beef with those pads is that they are gold flake and you can see that shit when mounted in the caliper... Looks gay.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by rider76

How muck those fuckers cost? Need new pads myself

$55 bones plus shipping.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

I didn't notice an enormous difference, of course I had been off the bike for like 4 months too... My only beef with those pads is that they are gold flake and you can see that shit when mounted in the caliper... Looks gay.

I don't mind the gold look. Here's a few pics. Oh..and what a pain in the ass it was to do this job. The ZTL doesn't make life easy when working on the front end.

Fluid didn't go in...yet...I elected to wash, wax, and polish the Zuk for it's new owner.

[jalaan1]

good for you, sounds like some good service there.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

I don't mind the gold look. Here's a few pics. Oh..and what a pain in the ass it was to do this job. The ZTL doesn't make life easy when working on the front end.

Fluid didn't go in...yet...I elected to wash, wax, and polish the Zuk for it's new owner.

Did you use your manual to get the caliper and shit off? I didn't the first time... what a pain in the ass... The 2nd time I did and it made life much easier...

Loosen caliper.
Remove fender.
Pull front axle.
Gently rotate right fork leg out while dropping the wheel out and forward.
Drink beer and rejoice.

[marko138]

Yeah I read the manual....it said nothing of fender removal or wheel. Loosen caliper pin. Loosen and take out botton caliper bolt. Loosen but do not take out top caliper bolt. Rotate caliper counterclockwise. Remove pads. The inside pad is tricky to get in.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

Yeah I read the manual....it said nothing of fender removal or wheel. Loosen caliper pin. Loosen and take out botton caliper bolt. Loosen but do not take out top caliper bolt. Rotate caliper counterclockwise. Remove pads. The inside pad is tricky to get in.

Hmm... maybe I was drunk when I read my manual... could have been... either way my method is WAY easier... Pulling off the whole caliper makes putting those pads in a snap.