Just curious as to the best set of pads for front and rear brakes on an 01 fxdl?
Best wear and stopping power?

Thanks..

 

'Best wear' and 'stopping power' are sort of relative things You basically have two choices; sintered pads or organic pads. Each has positives and negatives; sintered has a more aggressive initial bite while the organics have a lower initial bite and ramp up as the brakes are applied. There are semi-sintered pads out there but I've never used them.

Sintereds will wear longer but are harder on the rotors; organics wear faster but are easier on the rotors. I do practice maximum braking and find the organics offer a much better feel at the lever as you approach threshold; I use Lyndall Z+ and Gold+ pads front and rear.

Many seem to like the EBC double H sintered brake pads. If you're still running the original rotors you may find sticking with sintered pads would be a better option since that's most likely what's been on the bike.

A good read on brake pads: http://powersports-blog.denniskirk.c...ed-vs-organic/

 

My current pads are EBC. Plenty of choice out there and every brand will have their champions. If you want to improve brake feel and bite also change the stock brake lines to braided.

 

EBC double sintered is the only choice for me