Brake Pads

Anybody replaced there brake pads yet, if so at what miles and what brand did you replace them with.

Nope will be sticking with OE ones when I do.

Dropped in a set of EBC HH pads at 8500 miles, now at 13500 and the performance is still outstanding.  No excessive wear on the rotors, the pads are still in great condition.

These pads completely transformed the brake feel from slightly mushy to crisp and straight-line linear.

In the past I have always been an adherent to OEM pads, but not with this setup.  These are much better.

I jump into that thread.

I'm new in the vfr world, I'll gedt me 2014 VFR next week.

However i already bought a set of EBC HH for the front.

I've been using those pads for 8 years for all bikes I owned. 

The total braking power is typically not much improved with respect with OEM BUT the initial bite i much stronger and predictable.

Horses for courses I suppose. Have used various other pads in my other bikes over the years but have always ended going back to OE pads.

Last time I tried EBC pads was on my 4th gen and I hated them  DIdn't love aftermarket pads on my RZ either, and the brake rotors didn't either.  But to each their own.  I like the progressive action.  So does my pillion.

Whatever you do, not GoldFren. I've used EBC, Carbone Lorraine, Vesrah and OE on my 6th gen, no complaints about any of them.

I replaced the fronts on my 8th gen at a little over thirty thousand miles.  One of the four pads was worn nearly to the backing plate, the other three the wear bar was just visible.  Replaced with EBC HH purchased from the local Cyclegear who had them in stock.  (Benefits of having CBR1000RR calipers - parts availability!)  I didn't replace my brakes on my 6th gen the entire time I owned it - sold with 64k on the clock; apparently I ride the new bike a lot more aggressively!!  No complaints with the EBC pads; slightly different feel from OEM, no excessive rotor wear, and the bike stops a bit better.

You have an 8th gen with over 30,000 miles?

Wow!

Yep - I travel between 80 to 200 miles a day for work, depending on jobsite visits, permits or sometimes just "taking the long way home" after clocking out.  Fighting thru the Southern California traffic daily, I can't really afford not to take the bike, I would spend too much time stuck in traffic otherwise.  I typically average 2,000 miles a month or 24,000 a year.  This is my third VFR.  My '14 has just under 36,000 miles on it currently.