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Tony660x 16-03-11 13:49

EBC Front Brake Disc - Opinions
 
I am just about to purchase my front brake disc. After much deliberation I am going for the EBC offerings using the XT660.com discount. Does anyone have anything to offer either good or bad for these discs?

If not I am ordering it later tonight and will let you all know how I got on with the supplier, disc quality, performance over the standard OEM disc.

I will use a standard pad as well.

weeksy 16-03-11 14:11

use google or motorbike forumsearches...

TBH i can safely say a decent percentage of people seem to think they're rubbish

Thread just today here actually

http://www.therevcounter.com/uk-moto...new-discs.html

EBC are ****
Yeah, they're ****...
No, they're REALLY ****....

etc etc

Tony660x 16-03-11 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by weeksy (Post 151490)
use google or motorbike forumsearches...

TBH i can safely say a decent percentage of people seem to think they're rubbish

Thread just today here actually

http://www.therevcounter.com/uk-moto...new-discs.html

EBC are ****
Yeah, they're ****...
No, they're REALLY ****....

etc etc

I have done extensive reasearch already hence the post on second opinions (inconclusive). I first was going to get the wavey but read they are poor as well. I had heard little negative replys on the EBC's, just a couple of people saying they rattled.

Thats why I posted here as anyone fitting a disc here is likely to have fitted it to an XTX not a Fireblade or other sports bike. Its not like for like, maybe EBC are poor on those bikes but thats not relevant. Has anyone fitted to our bikes and whats the result. Worth it or not?

weeksy 16-03-11 20:22

I think the Waveys are very much manufacturer specific as to quality. For exmaple i've not heard bad words about Galfer... but i have about cheap Chinese ones...

Tony660x 16-03-11 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by weeksy (Post 151519)
For exmaple i've not heard bad words about Galfer... but i have about cheap Chinese ones...

Fair comment. I have been tempted on the cheap Chinese ones but reviews have them as not so good so thats why I am sterring clear of them.

weeksy 16-03-11 20:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony660x (Post 151523)
Fair comment. I have been tempted on the cheap Chinese ones but reviews have them as not so good so thats why I am sterring clear of them.

So have i. :)

Tony660x 16-03-11 20:52

Just checked out the Galfer ones, �182.40 delivered! Ouch. Thats about �50 more than the EBC.

http://www.calsport.co.uk/YAMAHA/780...nesPads/131837

Tony660x 16-03-11 21:30

Weeksy thanks for your input. Based on eveything I have read online and here I have just ordered the EBC 320mm front disc and pads using the forum discount. I am taking a leap of faith really as I have no images of the rotor, I hope it looks ok and more importantly performs at least as good as the original which is warped!

Total cost with a new set of standard EBC pads �152 delivered. I will post photos as usual and give a report of them after fitting giving my verdict.

There is very limited info on brake discs on the forum so anything will help others in the future.

weeksy 16-03-11 21:43

not wanting to pi55 on your parade because i HOPE it works out.. but i'm finding more and more in life these days "you get what you pay for".

I'm ending up nowdays buying better and higher priced parts simply because cheaper often ends up being complete garbage. Obviously they're not Chiniese copies so are not exactly cheap garbage... well i hope not for you.

Tony660x 21-03-11 20:49

Just to close out this thread. Got the EBC disc and its very nice. Time will tell how it performs but it cannot be any worse than my warped one it has now replaced.

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/SAM_1174.jpg

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/g...x/SAM_1185.jpg


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