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Ten years after Suzuki 600 Bandit came into the market and was one of the most popular motorcycles immediately writes that since early 2005 available successor Bandit 650 with third place in new registrations, the success story continues. Among the few points of criticism with a great all-round quality 650s would do the brakes are impressive. Although it is equipped with ABS, but criticized the pressure tester a doughy point average and only one braking.


MOTORCYCLE got himself retrofit sintered brake pads from AP Racing, Brembo, Carbone Lorraine, EBC, Ferodo, Goldfren, Lucas and Saito to over- to check whether the accessories do not stop maybe can coax a little more braking power from the bandit as the original part.

In order to create equal conditions, all candidates were initially retracted extensively until the plants completely covering surfaces of the brake discs. Only then develop their maximum covering power. There ever a day of testing for the function followed by drought and a wet day for the tests – required only interrupted by numerous surface changes, evaluation tables and taking notes. Finally got together with the test
MOTORCYCLE Department records held by the data recording. The most striking each curve Handle multiple emergency braking from 100 km / h is reflected in the individual data boxes.

The functional criteria in this test include the response in dry and wet conditions, indicating spontaneously as the pads on a train respond to the brake lever, and the pressure point located ideally at cold and hot brake lever path always follows the same sets and provides a stable resistance. The controllability assessment of how exact the dose required braking force can be.

An optimal braking performance, even for less experienced cyclists is such that the braking performance even increases hand strength and thus also uniformly predictable increases. In addition, the proposed low-power hand-addressed in the review. Coverings are desirable, which react to the low leverage. The braking effect is to warm and cold, how high the maximum feasible delays in cold or warm brake. The same applies to the braking performance in wet conditions. A good fading behavior is characterized by the fact that even after many in quick succession led by hard braking or braking becomes less effective, increasing its grip on power is strong and the pressure point remains constant, that is not in the direction of brake handle “fall through”.

Conclusion: The most aftermarket pads delayed the Bandit a bit better than the original stoppers – not extreme, but noticeable. Much greater the gain, in the literal sense, the purchase price.

Compared to the Suzuki are by far the most expensive floor coverings you can save significantly on all makes of accessories. Whom the price are the most important thing is the attacks on the super cheap Saito coverings of Louis. Purely on the criteria one function is served by the products from Brembo and EBC best.