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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: de dee on July 29, 2013, 01:07:33 AM

Title: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: de dee on July 29, 2013, 01:07:33 AM
checking the tires and brakes, looks like new ones again,.  Im going for power pure by michelin,  but the brakes I dont know what to buy,. or just order from kymco supplier,.  any one know what is a good brake pad for 300i downtown  22.000 miles and loven it!!!   Don,
Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: Cortez on July 29, 2013, 06:42:31 AM
Buy the stock pads from a dealership.
There's nothing wrong with them and they last longer then almost everything
else you'll find around.
Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: de dee on August 01, 2013, 09:07:13 AM
I went to the dealer,. ordered new pads ,. got the pads they are  EBC pads          #sfa498  and fa142hh,. are they kymco pads,. cost  $29.57 and   $47.99 , 
Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: Cortez on August 01, 2013, 09:12:15 AM
I went to the dealer,. ordered new pads ,. got the pads they are  EBC pads          #sfa498  and fa142hh,. are they kymco pads,. cost  $29.57 and   $47.99 ,

If they're Kymco pads, you'd have a Kymco logo on the packaging.
Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: MaryK on August 01, 2013, 12:06:14 PM
EBC is a good brand of brake parts.

scoot safely,
Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: Cortez on August 01, 2013, 02:18:51 PM
EBC is a good brand of brake parts.

scoot safely,

While this is true, they do make a wide variety of different pads so just the brand name
says nothing, they've got stuff that's hard and wears slow (and doesn't have that much
braking power), and soft HH pads which improve the stock brakes by a lot, but don't last
nearly as long.

Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: de dee on August 03, 2013, 01:53:08 AM
  took the brake pads off and checked them and they are not worn out at all,. all most the same as the new ones,.so I cleaned them,. lubed and put them back on,they sure looked worn out from under the scooter with the wheel on,. I did not see a drop of lube on the ends of the pads,. I used the same lube as I have for the van,. 
Title: Re: brake pads what kind to buy
Post by: Vivo on August 03, 2013, 06:34:39 AM
Saw the same on my scoot when I changed my tires.... pads looked like new! and I thought they were worn after hard usage for almost two years.... just cleaned them...  ;)