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08-16-2011, 11:12 AM
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:::Vinson Rider...wtf?:::
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Some days you get what you pay for....
Thought I'd share my experience with the $10-a-set rear brake pads I got on ebay. After 2 weekends riding, the cheapo pad on the right is shot, for comparison on the left is a stock front pad ran for several seasons before switching to YFZ front brakes, and the real kicker, I don't use my back brakes much at all.
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08-16-2011, 11:14 AM
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well that sucks.. I bought a set of $9 brake pads on Rocky Mountain ATV.. they were majorly reduced in price because they were discontinuing them. Hopefully they work out well.. Do you remember what brand pad those were?
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08-16-2011, 11:30 AM
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:::Vinson Rider...wtf?:::
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08-16-2011, 11:36 AM
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:::LT500 Rider:::
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haha wow.. mine are Neutron brake pads.. stintered metal. They seem as if they are the same thickness as the EBC rear pads I bought
That really sucks man.. guess you can't get anything good for low prices anymore..
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08-16-2011, 12:02 PM
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:::Vinson Rider...wtf?:::
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Yeah I might give Rocky Mountain a try, I've got 3 strikes with Hellbound now.
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09-29-2011, 09:56 AM
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I have a set of ebc sintered to slap on but the stock set just wont give up!!!!!!!!
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09-29-2011, 05:41 PM
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i always have great luck with EBC, i dont even shop price anymore i just buy ebc.
unfortunately, a good deal is not always a good deal. at work we just threw out about 15 new chains, because we were snapping them like crazy. boss man went out and dropped about $1000 on some mil spec chain. i have not broken a chain in over a week now 
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09-30-2011, 12:56 AM
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Dang! You got two rides out if them?! Your doing good! I bought a set of that garbage one time and there were down to the backing plate before I could get back to my truck. Lesson: don't buy cheap pads. Buy ebc sintered or the carbon and they will last. Or stockers
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11-14-2011, 01:17 PM
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Glad I read this, thanks for sharing. I've been shopping around for brake pads on ebay, etc. and just determined not to shop around anymore. I'll just go with the ebc's.
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11-14-2011, 01:43 PM
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:::Ozark 250 rider:::
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I bought $10 rear pads from rockymountain as well. been in there all year long. And I mostly use the rear brake. they are still in great shape.
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