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July 23rd, 2013, 02:53 AM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Marc
Location: Sydney, Australia
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): GPX250rII Posts: 20
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Brakes
O folks time to do the brakes
Because I'm a numbnuts and won't be stuffing around with things with the brakes I'd like to take them to a mechanic except he wants to charge a small fortune Can anyone reccomend what these cheapie eBay pasds are like? I don't intend to go a natural compound and prefer the metallic one, and also need to note its for the gprx250rii grey import with dual rotors, I'm guessing the normal gpx 250 pads will be ok on the r11 and I just need to buy another set? |
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July 27th, 2013, 10:59 AM
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Name: Lupe
Location: Antioch, Tennessee
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 ninja 250 Posts: 886
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i dont know about the gpx but i know orielys just started carrying a whole bunch of bike brake pads. have you done brakes before? if you have any questions this is the right place.
also how much are you wanting to spend?
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July 27th, 2013, 11:47 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Justin
Location: Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 2001 Posts: A lot.
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Replaced my rear pads yesterday w/ nothing but a 6mm allen key and some strong grip. The EBC brake pads I bought were $30 from a bike shop. They're probably like $12 if you order them
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July 27th, 2013, 04:22 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Marc
Location: Sydney, Australia
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): GPX250rII Posts: 20
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I'm tempted to try do it myself, but 1 bit of dirt in those cylinders etc - I'm not sure?!!!!! |
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July 27th, 2013, 04:38 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: .
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If it's an odd variation of the bike, maybe you should hunt down an actually service manual before you attempt work on it.
clarify if you will; 'Grey Import' means it's not typically sold in the country it's currently in, correct? Sorry, just not sure. Okay, so after some quick googling, this was the Japanese spec ninja 250, sold only in Japan during 1988. It had dual front brakes. Wow, jealous of that. Okay, OP. I personally use Sintered Vesrah brake pads. If you want to use sintered pads on both disks, that's cool, but since you have twice as many rotors, you might be alright with using organic pads. I know that the vesrah pads on my single rotor give me pretty good bite and feel. |
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October 3rd, 2013, 05:22 AM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Marc
Location: Sydney, Australia
Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): GPX250rII Posts: 20
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Here's what the mechanic said - the sliders are bugger ed and the discs are buggered.... He needed players to get the old pads off they were rusted in badly! My poor old ninja |
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