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.

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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.

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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

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??