Volar Brake Pads?

[ulflyer]

Been a lot of threads about brakes and came across these on Ebay. Positive reviews by Harley owners. Has anyone used them on the Can Am?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-2011-C...Parts_Accessories&hash=item257dce3e84&vxp=mtr

 

[Chupaca]

Not yet..!!

news to me..will wait with you and see who has knowledge of these pads...opcorn:opcorn:

 

[ulflyer]

If you're a do-it-yourselfer they are cheap enough to try. Having had mine changed out recently I'm quite a ways from needing new ones but I'm gonna get a set just to see what they look like.

 

[KX5062]

I did. I posted up a review, but in summary. They do provide better stopping performance than stock. However, they shed a LOT of dust. In fact, so much so, that I replaced them with EBC pads. These too shed more dust than stock, but far less than the Volmar. The braking performance seems to be very similar between the EBC and Volmar. Neither the Volmar or the EBC cause back-up squealing, like the stock brakes do.

If you don't mind the residue or don't mind wiping down your rims frequently, then the Volmar pads are a nice low cost alternative.

 

[BajaRon]

I did. I posted up a review, but in summary. They do provide better stopping performance than stock. However, they shed a LOT of dust. In fact, so much so, that I replaced them with EBC pads. These too shed more dust than stock, but far less than the Volmar. The braking performance seems to be very similar between the EBC and Volmar. Neither the Volmar or the EBC cause back-up squealing, like the stock brakes do.

If you don't mind the residue or don't mind wiping down your rims frequently, then the Volmar pads are a nice low cost alternative.

Kevlar is simply one compound used in 'Organic' brake pads. There are actually several compounds in any brake pad and this goes for organic as well. Many organic pads use Kevlar, but it is the amount of each compound that gives them different characteristics.

As always, it's a trade-off between many factors. Cost, wear, rotor abrasion, stopping power, resistance to fade and dust production. There simply is no perfect pad. There's just better or worse, depending on your priorities.