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In the engine of the Yamaha YZF-R1 truly plugged in there music. But what about the brakes? What does the athlete the best flooring, clarifies a comparison test.

Really fascinating, are blessed with what brute power current super athletes. Acceleration of about three seconds to 100 km / h and top speeds close to 300 have become almost standard. The Yamaha YZF-R1 (model 2006) is no exception. But how it looks when this power is to be slowed down again? Delay the series reliable stopper at any time, or aftermarket brake pads do more? MOTORCYCLE has compared nine candidates from different manufacturers with the original surfaces.

The street-legal deposits of Alpha technology, AP Racing, Brembo, Braking, Carbone Lorraine, EBC, Ferodo, Lucas, Performance Friction, and of course, Yamaha went through all the same test procedure. In practice on the road while results are achieved at 70 per cent in the final score, the first time in any laboratory test with 25 percent. Another five percent is attributable to the initial pad thickness – a sign of life.

To determine the function values ​​on the street, three riders, seven days were on the road. All surfaces were first lowered carefully to the surface facilities to complete the brake discs. Then checked the tester following criteria.

Response: It specifies how to react spontaneously to the pads already a slight train at the lever. Ideally, if this time shift can be felt immediately a slight braking effect, which most sintered metal pads work well. Bad if it only times nothing does and sets a noticeable delay after a little “cooling off” like the Performance Friction, the only carbon-metallic pads in the test. Pressure point, The resistance on the brake lever must be clearly defined and remain the same. Or it represents the spongy and cold performance moves further away from the handle, was with men-ran closer? Dosing: the braking effect should be proportional to the increase hand strength. Perfectly possible this AP Racing, Brembo, Lucas. Disproportionately increasing or decreasing effect with increasing hand strength are penalized. Hand strength, the lower the required hand force, the fatigue-free, it can take time to slow down with the R1, respectively. High operating forces on the brake lever out after a few laps on the track or a handful of turns for a passport to exit necessarily “big” forearms. By far the highest hand forces are needed in comparison with the Performance Friction. Cold effect the biting surfaces even after a long, steady highway driving in cold quickly and effectively, especially, that’s a real safety plus. Effect hot, It indicates how high the maximum achievable delay with hot brakes. The results obtained with the sintered metal stoppers are consistently good to very good. Fading, Fading pads with good behavior are characterized by increasing, they bite even after many, in quick succession made emergency stops still powerful and not to minimize hand forces, nor the pressure point moves to the brake lever. In this regard, all surfaces cut from a similar well.