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250-500cc Recommended brake pads for WR300

Discussion in '2 Stroke' started by Brian Scott, Jun 11, 2012.

  1. Brian Scott Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Bainbridge Island, Washington State
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '11 WR 300
    Other Motorcycles:
    '01 CR 500R
    At 300 miles of life I've burned through my rear pads. My dealer warned me the rear pads are soft and will melt quickly. So what do you all recommend for replacement? I'm definately not going with OEM pads for my bike, but I'll consider OEM pads for other husky models if the concensus is that they'll last. How about aftermarket types? I ride in a diversity of terrain; e.g. two track and single track in the woods and desert with occasional mud, lots of gravely and rocky terrain, mostly intermediately hard type soils, not alot of sand however. My front pad still have a little life, but I'll likely pick up some new ones anyway. Thanks for the recommendations.
    Brian Scott, Jun 11, 2012
    #1

  2. Dirtdame Administrator

    Location:
    Rock Springs Wy
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    11 WR300,13 WR125,18 FE501
    Other Motorcycles:
    17 Beta Xtrainer
    I just put a set of Tusk (house brand for Rocky Mountain MC) metallic pads on the front of mine. They are less grabby than the stockers on the initial pressure. I don't know how they will hold up just yet, but they work great. They are the exact same configuration Front and rear as my 07 TE450. I thought that the stock brakes on that were too grabby also, and used an SBS carbon pad set that wore out really quickly, and also seemed to wear out the rotor quite a bit, so I won't be using those again. Carbon is also not a great choice in wet conditions.
    Dirtdame, Jun 11, 2012
    #2

  3. lankydoug Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    TM 300en
    lankydoug, Jun 11, 2012
    #3

  4. Gotlabs Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Branchville, SC
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    12 CR144 X 2!
    I run the EBC FA208X pads on the rear, I get 2-3 races on a set. I don't run mine to metal though as I like the solid feel when they are like new or over 1/4 pad.
    Gotlabs, Jun 11, 2012
    #4