kelowna1971

would anyone strongly not recommend these? anyone tried these or similar?

Honda Front R Brake Pads VTR 1000 F Superhawk 98 05 | eBay

both my front and rear pads are burnt right to minimum now and im short on cash (too many other things to buy and pay at moment), and even if they got me through the summer id be happy...


cheap as borsch!


Thanks in advance for feedback.

scottiemann

Unless you can find more information on the brand and where they were manufactured, as well as a significant amount of excellent reviews i would stear clear...

I know what its like to be broke, i wasnt able to ride last year because of it and thats the first year since 2006 ihavent ridden... my personal preference, there are 2 things i wont cheap out on, brakes and tires...

And personal experience, i bought a cheap chinese rear rotor off ebay and it did nothing but rust... pads wouldnt grab for ****,new and used.

E.Marquez

No brand name, pad material or compound ... No way i'd use those.

Jack Flash

If you're in BC, I have a full set of OEM pads I can part with. They have roughly 20 000km, and still plenty of material for many more thousands of KMs.
As previously mentioned, those Chinese things don't scream 'trust me' too much. I would rather sit out a season then buy those.

Not a perfect solution, but, better used OEM then those. PM me if interested.

kelowna1971

Here is their description;


Brand New front & rear brake pads (3 sets).Excellent compound designed to get maximum performance along with great durability. This KEVLAR pads are made of copper, alloy, tin, graphite and other metalic elements which are far superior to the metal powder mixed into standard organic pads, providing exceptional Stopping Power and Longer operational life. Perfect under all riding conditions: wet, dry, hot or cold. Excellent pads at an affortable price. Most popular choice.

rz_racer_69

This site looks promising for low cost brake components, but accessible.
Search Results | Sixity.com

Front set of 4 for $33 1998-2005 Honda VTR 1000 F Super Hawk Brakes Ceramic Pads VTR1000F Front | Sixity.com
Rear set of 2 for $10 1998-2005 Honda VTR 1000 F Super Hawk Brakes Kevlar Organic Pads Rear | Sixity.com

This company has been around a while, and has even been discussed here on the SuperHawk Forum:
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ny-good-19140/

So $43 and a little bit more known about their products than the $25 Ebay set.