Have had standard pads and hoses on my R1 since new, initial braking was ok but prone to fade. Recently fitted HEL hoses and EBC HH pads. What a difference ! Two finger braking all day , no detection of fade on fast runs. If you run on standard brake gear all I can say is for relatively little cost this is one of the best upgrades you can do.
top tip - HEL hoses a lot cheaper than Goodrich and just as good . When fitting the lines the banjo may appear misaligned at either end but HEL hoses use a swivel joint at both banjo ends so you can turn to get alignment perfect
R1 brake upgrade
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Kwacky
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Re: R1 brake upgrade
I've just put Hel lines on my kwak. They are very good and like you saw swivel to fit.
Do EBC pads still make that swooshing noise? I stopped using them a while ago.
Do EBC pads still make that swooshing noise? I stopped using them a while ago.
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Re: R1 brake upgrade
Ive got Hel brakes lines and EBC pads, and yeah mine make that noise Kwacky
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Re: R1 brake upgrade
The EBC pads I took off the RSV did.Kwacky wrote:I've just put Hel lines on my kwak. They are very good and like you saw swivel to fit.
Do EBC pads still make that swooshing noise? I stopped using them a while ago.
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Re: R1 brake upgrade
I like He'll had them on every one of my bikes for last 10 years. Always one of my first mods.
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Re: R1 brake upgrade
Its like french mustard but the label is put on only half way up the jar rather than pulled up properly.
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