JLamb
1991 ST1100
91 ST-1100 non-ABS (obviously). First bike I've had w/ drilled disks. Front brakes sound like industrial cheese graters going at the pads. PO had just done a pad replacement when I bought it. Stops ok. Normal?
Thought it was just the other way round: The OEM being the soft ones and aftermarked the hard sintered. If I recall correctly, the St1100 expensive brake disks are soft metal and they can be wearing fast when hardened pads are used. That's why I just placed originals on my '92 Pan.This is just a thought. The OEM pads are sintered metal, I'm running EBC sintered pads and they are quiet on my '91. Now the thought, reckon the PO installed Kevlar or organic pads???? They would not be as hard as sintered. Just thinkin'.
Actually just the opposite. If OEM pads, or the TT series EBC pads are NOT used, expect the rotors to eat up the pads in a VERY short time. These rotors make a very good cheese grater on any pad except above mentioned.Thought it was just the other way round: The OEM being the soft ones and aftermarked the hard sintered. If I recall correctly, the St1100 expensive brake disks are soft metal and they can be wearing fast when hardened pads are used. That's why I just placed originals on my '92 Pan.
Also to considder is whether a small amount of copper grease was used on the back side of the pads, since this is said to prevent vibration noises.
Regards, Rob
The main consideration when choosing non-OEM pads is to make sure you get the HH friction rating, that's what the OEM pads are rated. Its been many years, so I'm not sure, but I think there are (were) pads available that were a mechanical fit for the ST calipers, but GG rated instead of HH. These will not provide the same stopping power as the HH pads, and you will likely be disappointed in them. This was one of the reasons the OEM pads were preferred by many ST riders in the early years. They tried some aftermarket GG pads not realizing they were different friction rated, found them inferior, and went back to OEM the next time.There is a great variety of available breakpads for the St1100. The clear advise is to use the OEM (= Honda or Nissin marked)
$33.00 per set. FA261HH Front, EBC FA261/2HH Rear EBC sintered pads, ST1300 up to 2007I've used the HH rated EBC pads and found them to be equal to the OEM pads at half the price (haven't priced OEM lately, not sure what the price difference is today)