replacement brake pads
 

I think my rear pads need replacing as the pedal travel has increased (the power is the same though)

should I replace them with brembo or an alternative?

braking power is not a problem.

BTW what mileage should be expected from the rear pads? Mine have done 12.5kmiles

I have recently replaced front and rear with EBC..bike had 10,000 miles on the clock..longevity depends on a variety of factors IMHO..riding style/braking style and conditions of the calipers themselves

I also replaced the brake fluid,takes about 15 minutes.

I got 11k out of mine but they were worn to about 0.5mm, too thin really, I went for stock EBC pads, they work just fine

I've had EBC and Brembo. Both good but the Brembo seem to bite a bit better.

thanks guys. I was thinking of brembos myself as the calippers are brembo already.
I wonder who makes the OEM pads

One more question. What is the material of the OEM pads?

did you guys go for organic or sintered?

I use carbon ceramic (organic), sintered eat your brake disc.

I'm using EBC double HH pads in the front and EBC standard pads in the rear

the rear pads are down to 1mm (after 13500 miles) so I ordered a replacemet set.

I settled for brembo carbon ceramic which are nearest to OEM as I don't have any issue with them (except ,aybe they are too powerful!!).

I took your advise guys and stayed away from sintered.

incidently, Yamaha parts come in at almost �40 while brembo @ �30

brake pad spreader
 

Finally replaced the pads, found it a little fiddely as it was a very very cold day, fingers weren't working properly and I did not take the rear wheel off!

As an afterthought, I though maybe a tool like this would have made the job less painful.
Has anyone used one like it??:icon_idea:

https://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/d/l180...51739091_2.jpg