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Front only, though - too grippy for the rear



Last week I accidently locked up my rear as the driver in front decided to stop rather quickly instead of merg as it appeared she was doing.


Well, being more accustomed to organic pads, I was somewhat taken back by how grippy the relatively new EBC sintered rear pads were. In fact they were so grippy I couldn't believe how easily they locked up and that was in the dry.

Admitedly I didn't apply the front, as I've become used to the rear gripping enough to slow me down and besides, I was also leaning over fairly sharply on a long sweeping roundabout.

Anyway, the worst thing was my rear wheel tried to overtake my front during the brief lockup and I very nearly did a tank slapper before recovering.

Besides scaring the living sh#t outa me resulting in some damaged pride, I'm actually feeling pretty lucky I didn't end up on the pavement.

To be honest I'd never found the rear brake to be as "effective", if that's the word so for now I'm going to give these EBC sintered pads the respect they deserve or suffer the consequences.

So for now I've decided to call it a learning experience given it's the first time I've locked up the rear as aggressively as this.

Actually, without blaming the tools instead of the operator, I'm thinking there may well be some real merit in only using the EBC sintered pads for the front

One other factor I was interested to know was whether having a machined disc with some grooves in it may have also contributed to the debarkle?

Hey, to come off navigating such a simple manouvre like stopping, derr, wouldn't be what I'd call "good riding". So I'd really appreciate any ideas, suggestions or similar experiences so I can put this unexpected occurence into perspective.

Maybe even an advanced riding course isn't such a bad idea after all. Better to swallow one's pride to ensure I'm as best prepared as possible next time my pads and rotor collude in such a nasty malicious plot.

Staintune Pipes, K&N Pods, 45 pilots, TBS needles and 145 mains.