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Rank: Known chip thrower
Joined: 6/16/2008
Posts: 498
Location: Concord,CA
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Like night and day compared to the stock pads. I have been wanting PM brakes but not had the budget. Tossed on an HD floating rotor up front and these pads front and back. It's amazing that a pad can make this much difference. Highly recommended.
 
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Rank: Trailer Queen
Joined: 6/25/2008
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Location: VA/WV
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What did I do wrong?
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Rank: Bar Hopper
Joined: 6/22/2008
Posts: 33
Location: Huntington Beach, So Cal
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Next time I change old pads out I am going to get them as well, heard a lot of good things about them
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Rank: Bar Hopper
Joined: 7/22/2008
Posts: 13
Location: Monterey, California / Summersville WV
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Rhubarb wrote:Like night and day compared to the stock pads. I have been wanting PM brakes but not had the budget. Tossed on an HD floating rotor up front and these pads front and back. It's amazing that a pad can make this much difference. Highly recommended.
I installed the Lyndall pad on my ride 2 months ago. Just like you I am impressed with their stopping ability. I have heard 8 to 10 % quicker but that seems like a rather bold statement to me. What they don't do is dig into and groove your rotors like the stock pads and with a couple of mods there is no brake squeel like you get with the stock pads.
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Rank: Bar Hopper
Joined: 10/28/2008
Posts: 10
Location: North Edwards, CA
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Rhubarb wrote:Like night and day compared to the stock pads. I have been wanting PM brakes but not had the budget. Tossed on an HD floating rotor up front and these pads front and back. It's amazing that a pad can make this much difference. Highly recommended.
Rhubarb,
You've sold me on trying them. I'm due for another brake job in a month or so...2 questions:
1.) Where is the best place to buy them (and how much)?
2.) Talk to me about this floating rotor...is this an add on thing I can put on my softail & end up with duel rotors up front?
-clutch-
The enemy has us surrounded again...Those poor Bastards!
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Rank: Known chip thrower
Joined: 6/16/2008
Posts: 498
Location: Concord,CA
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They aren't terribly expensive so I didn't shop around but somewhere that can give you a discount off the Drag Specialties is probably best. Chicago HD does that. If I remember right, I paid $50 for each set at the dealer with a 10% hog member discount.
The floating rotor is where the friction disk is riveted to the hub allowing for expansion and preventing warpage. I honestly don't know why it works better for stopping as it really should just work better under heavy use. It is a bolt on replacement of the stock rotor and does not give you dual disks.
After those two changes though, I no longer was concerned about dual disks. It doesn't bite like my Ultra does, but without ABS, there have been a couple times I might have locked the front on it. These new brembo brakes are great!
Oh, the new pads do make a strange noise... nothing negative, just a bit strange when you get on them hard. If you have whitewalls, next to no dust as well!
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Rank: Resident Site Mechanic
Joined: 6/20/2008
Posts: 579
Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Gosh you just reminded me that I ned to call HogPros. I stopped over there about a month ago to get pads and they were out. Promised to call me when they were in but I haven't heard from them  gonna be changing that tire soon. thought I would change them with it. Not that I don't have any brake left...just figured it was a good time.
--'08 HD Ultra Classic w/ ABS  The content person enjoys the scenery of a detour.
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Rank: Known chip thrower
Joined: 6/16/2008
Posts: 498
Location: Concord,CA
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Rank: Resident Site Mechanic
Joined: 6/20/2008
Posts: 579
Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Rhubarb wrote:
I think you use your brakes too much! Have you tried dragging your feet to stop? 
Wears down my boots to fast 
--'08 HD Ultra Classic w/ ABS The content person enjoys the scenery of a detour.
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Rank: Bar Hopper
Joined: 11/30/2008
Posts: 16
Location: Mass.
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Another good set of pads are EBC sintered pads, I put them on the RG and they preform MUCH better than stock.
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Rank: Seasoned Traveler
Joined: 11/30/2008
Posts: 102
Location: Socal Mtns
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Dang, I just changed out the rears when I did my tire. Well, next time, I need to change the front rotors on the RK. There a little warped and its startin to bug me, gunna go to floating rotors, and will go with after market pads then.
05 Road Ultra   
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