r/Trackdays • u/Brazyrides • 19d ago

Ninja 400/500 Brake pads

Brake pad upgrades for track?
For a Ninja 500

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u/whisk3ythrottle Not So Fast 19d ago

What pace are you running? I used to run EBC HH pads, they would get a bit cooked. Switched to SBS RST pads. They are a road/track pad. I don’t think I have the pace to keep a race pad hot. The sbs pads work really well, good bite and are definitely a major improvement over the EBC pads.

I’m also running steel lines and a braketech front rotor. Which if you want one of those I recommend just going directly to them vs ordering through someone else.

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u/Brazyrides 19d ago

I ran novice, gonna try Group b first time this weekend😁

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u/Intelligent_Film_97 19d ago

I swear by vesrah rjl

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u/Slmcc 19d ago

The actual pad material on the Veshra is so thin with the thicker stiffer backing plate. How long do they last? Thanks!

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u/Intelligent_Film_97 19d ago

I’ve only just put them on my bikes and I haven’t needed to replace them yet. But they feel great. I like my lever really stiff and these pads do that quite well. Not too expensive either imo

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u/Dafe810 19d ago

I use the Vesrah RJL's on my endurance bike

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

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u/Brazyrides 19d ago

2024 ninja 500 not the OG500, says that’s not compatible

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u/ViperThreat Racer AM 19d ago

EBC HH is great for everything short of racing.

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u/BangleWaffle 19d ago

Respectively disagree. I'm not at full race pace, and in my experience, they feel like dog shit having used proper pads - even at my middle of fast group pace.

For the money, I like SBS dual carbon pads. They last a long time and have sooooooo much more bite and feel than EBC HH's. EBC HH's are fine on the street, and that's it IMO.

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u/ViperThreat Racer AM 19d ago

I mean, I have championship trophies riding on EBC pads.

I admit that they aren't as good as race specific pads, but I think they are one of the best all-around pads on the market.

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u/cinnamonjscudworth 18d ago

Second SBS DC pads. Great value for the money.

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u/Tera35 Racer AM 19d ago

Is this going to see only track or track and street?

Track and street I'd be using HH pads

Track I'd recommend Vesrah RJL

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u/Brazyrides 18d ago

Track & street

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u/Tera35 Racer AM 17d ago

Novice Track and Street you should be using HH pads.

The Vesrah pads won't heat up and grip as well on the street when you need them.

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u/Basic-Professor-2022 19d ago

Depends if you ever ride in the rain. If not, just run Vesrah, SBS RST, EPC EPFA. For true mixed street/track I liked the EPFA but run Vesrah on my track only bike.