Stopping a 110... do brand name pads work?

I had to do heavy braking yesterday at 40mph for the first time in my latest 110 and I was not impressed.... stopped okay but not a hint of locking up the wheels on a dry surface (265/75 R16s fitted) The pedal feels fine and under normal braking you wouldn't notice anything.
She has no added weight at the moment (apart my my fat ass) and if I had been loaded up I think I could have had a problem. Just seemed to be a bit of fade drawing to a stop.

She is going in this week to get an oil leak sorted (out of my league) steam cleaned and waxoyled. I will ask him to check the brakes but the pads and discs look okay and it stops in a straight line. He may turn up a problem but if not I want to improve my brakes.

Could my bigger tyres be an issue? EBC brake pads seem to be a popular upgrade... but come in several types. Are they worth the money and would they do the job on standard discs or would I have to get vented discs?

I would appreciate your views and any 110 users who have experienced the same..... I really dont want to take chances with brakes. Cheers

dunno much about brake performance wrt 110's but you could try a change of Dot4 and bleeding all corners. chances are it hasn't been done in a bit unless you did it yourself.

larrynumber1 said:

dunno much about brake performance wrt 110's but you could try a change of Dot4 and bleeding all corners. chances are it hasn't been done in a bit unless you did it yourself.

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Make sure the rears are up to scratch, it makes a difference.

Its in the garage now... my Landy Man will check the brake fluid and see if its old and test it out. Will update........ Anyone used EBC pads?

get red ones...

Beast o Bodmin said:

get red ones...

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Cheers for that.... would I be wasting my money putting them on standard discs?

I have cheap drilled and grooved disks on the front of my 90 with EBC greenstuff pads and on the back it has a set of genuine pads and normal disks.

It stops quite sharp compared to using just mintex pads front and back.

I also have a set of genuine pads for the front that will be going on after the EBC

Keep an eye out on ebay for genuine pads, in the last 3 months I have got my geuine new rears for £3 and a set of the larger 110 genuine pads for £10

james_hillerby said:

I have cheap drilled and grooved disks on the front of my 90 with EBC greenstuff pads and on the back it has a set of genuine pads and normal disks.

It stops quite sharp compared to using just mintex pads front and back.

I also have a set of genuine pads for the front that will be going on after the EBC

Keep an eye out on ebay for genuine pads, in the last 3 months I have got my geuine new rears for £3 and a set of the larger 110 genuine pads for £10

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Nice one James... thanks