Tires and pads

[Vbòóst]

new vmax owner, need to buy tires/rotors and pads. Any recommendations on where to look?

 

[Fire-medic]

Curious, are your rotors scored or 'blued' from heat, or warped? The ebaymotors Chinese ones with the 'petal'/wavy-edge aren't that expensive, but both OEM and EBC or other well-known manufacturers' rotors are pricey. There are a few guys using the Chinese ones, if you do a search on this forum for 'Chinese rotors' or 'brake rotors,' or similar, you can probably find the source. I don't recall anyone complaining about them.

I like HH compound pads, and I get them from my local parts house, I buy name-brand.

I tried a pair of Shinkos on my bike the last time I bought tires, I'm pretty-happy w/them. Stock sizes. I think they were the Verge. Before that I used the Bridgestones, Battlax BT023

 

[sdt354]

The Chinese rotors are super hard steel. Together with the HH pads, lots of stopping power.

 

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EBC HH pads
Shinko Tourmaster tires. 120 up front and 170 in the back.

Plenty of other options and opinions. None of them wrong.

 

[TK3333]

Last time i bought tires and pads was from bike bandit. You also can check partzilla and rocky mountain rtv. Next time i get tires, it will once again be shinko tourmasters.

 

[one2dmax]

I've got rotors and pads (and can get tires but shipping makes them cost prohibitive). Rotors don't generally NEED to be changed but if you have an early model (85-92) then it might be a good upgrade when done with our Hayabusa brake upgrade kit.

 

[cwkerr007]

when you get a front tire try to find one without a center groove in the tread the front rim on these bikes are so narrow it causes the groove to expand and makes the bike loose at higher speeds. I'm sorry i don"t have a brand to give you cause mine is a radial. If money not an issue mich has a radial they make for the v-rod and there are some front rad from diff man but don't mix the bias tires with the radial

 

[sdt354]

Many sets of Metzler Interacts later, I still think they're the best for the money. Radials. Z8's, Z6'S, and next the M7's waiting to be mounted. 120 front, 180 in back.

 

[Equanish]

Commander 2s ZLA