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Posted 25 November 2014 - 04:49 pm
Has anyone used Gold fren brake pads before. They are priced very competitively from Busters compared to the EBC ones I usually get.
I used some Carbon Lorraine ones once & they were so vicious they took years off the disc so I would like to hear from someone who has used the Gf's.
Monkey Boy
Posted 25 November 2014 - 04:51 pm
http://www.carpe-tdm...&hl=+gold +fren
No raisin this cant go in "All About TDM" Sam ...no one would ever know. 
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Posted 25 November 2014 - 08:17 pm
Sam there's only one brake pad!!!!!!.........and aint crappie Goldcrap It's...... "Brembo Brembo Brembo" The difference between these and OEM is night and day!! and prove my point, you only live 16 miles away, so if you want proof? come and have a go on my Tedium which has them fitted all round, and you'll see what I mean! 
Edited by jono49, 25 November 2014 - 08:22 pm.
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Carpe Citizen
Posted 25 November 2014 - 10:59 pm
I find the Goldfren pads a bit 'harsh'
Agree that Brembo are good
For my TDM, I use EBC Kevlar organic though - gives good stopping with a nice 'feel'
The older I get, the better I was96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a tripleGary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder
1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker
2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !
BMW K1300R
2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit
BMW S1000XR in white
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 12:36 am
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 10:21 am
......................................................... - gives good stopping with a nice 'feel'
I can remember those days as a youth 
Don't fade in the dry and good feel in the wet.
Ditto 
Ooops!! the think the champagne beer is having an effect again 
Edited by masterbrewer, 26 November 2014 - 10:21 am.
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 02:46 pm
Tried organic this year and while i like them, their buggered after 4000 miles, i like Goldfren, nice bite but, will try the Brembo's next
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead Gone to Heaven 
1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space Gone to Heaven Sorted and on the Road Mick it's the bike that Jack built 
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 04:20 pm
http://www.carpe-tdm...&hl=+gold +fren
No raisin this cant go in "All About TDM" Sam ...no one would ever know.
Noooo. Its against the law 
Anyway taking all advice on board and will make an educated decision by writing them all on little bits of paper and see which one the chicken pecks at first. 
Jono do you by any chance have a silver 900?
Edited by yamahasam, 26 November 2014 - 04:22 pm.
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 07:36 pm
Cough Splutter "silver" Hell No It's Yellow and I met you at Langholm when I had the wife on the back one Saturday afternoon in the Summer! and you had just taken delivery of your FZ8
Edited by jono49, 26 November 2014 - 07:36 pm.
Don't get confused between my personality
and my attitude. My personality is who I am,
my attitude depends on who YOU are!
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 08:47 pm
Cough Splutter "silver" Hell No
Oi wots up with Silver you
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead Gone to Heaven
1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space Gone to Heaven Sorted and on the Road Mick it's the bike that Jack built
Crap Citizen
Posted 26 November 2014 - 08:49 pm
I used them for 4yrs on my TDM with T/Ace front end and blue spots and they were spot on even for track days!
My Super Modded TDM has gone to a new home 
I'm now a carbon whore!
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Posted 26 November 2014 - 10:23 pm
Oi wots up with Silver you
Well......It's OK I suppose when it belongs to the fourth emergency service
Don't get confused between my personality
and my attitude. My personality is who I am,
my attitude depends on who YOU are!
Skinny people are easy to kidnap.....Stay safe and eat cake!!!!!
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Posted 27 November 2014 - 02:41 pm
Well......It's OK I suppose when it belongs to the fourth emergency service
At your service squire
So jono, if i fit Brembo's am i likely to be traversing the handlebars then !! been thinking of trying these for awhile now, are they kind to brake discs ?
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead Gone to Heaven
1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space Gone to Heaven Sorted and on the Road Mick it's the bike that Jack built
Carpe groupie
Posted 27 November 2014 - 02:46 pm
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Posted 27 November 2014 - 03:45 pm
Thought it was you Jono but I would have put money on that it was silver. I think I'm loosing it.
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Posted 27 November 2014 - 05:28 pm
At your service squire
So jono, if i fit Brembo's am i likely to be traversing the handlebars then !! been thinking of trying these for awhile now, are they kind to brake discs ?
The difference is night and day to the standard ones!
Thought it was you Jono but I would have put money on that it was silver. I think I'm loosing it.
To many years working in the noise at MB
Don't get confused between my personality
and my attitude. My personality is who I am,
my attitude depends on who YOU are!
Skinny people are easy to kidnap.....Stay safe and eat cake!!!!!
Carpe groupie
Posted 28 November 2014 - 10:14 am
EBC organics are kind on discs and more than powerfull enough for me!
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