I have the original pads that were on my bike. The clutch has the style where the rubber forms a bezel on the back side and the steel plate is visible. The brake pad is a rubber encapsulated pad.
I was told by a recognized expert that the rubber encapsulated pad is not a HD part and probably came from an old Ford. Yet, when I look on places like ebay, I see the same style pad listed as NOS HD parts. So, I'm thinking that the rubber encapsulated version may be a panhead or later accessory and the bezel style is what is correct for my Knuck.
I don't want to use my original pads because the steel plates are cracked badly and the half, heel pad has been redrilled for a new bolt. I plan on riding my bike and don't want to lose those pads. So, I'm going to put repop pads on the bike for riding purposes. V-Twin makes the bezel style. Yet the rubber encapsulated style is available as NOS for less money on fleabay. Yes, I know, fleabay is a buyer-beware experience.
So, is my expert friend correct? Or is the rubber encapsulated version also a HD part? Given my bike has 42K on the odo and I know it was ridden a lot by the previous owner, I can see him replacing that brake pad with a more current version at some point later in the bikes life.
Thanks,
Rob
I was told by a recognized expert that the rubber encapsulated pad is not a HD part and probably came from an old Ford. Yet, when I look on places like ebay, I see the same style pad listed as NOS HD parts. So, I'm thinking that the rubber encapsulated version may be a panhead or later accessory and the bezel style is what is correct for my Knuck.
I don't want to use my original pads because the steel plates are cracked badly and the half, heel pad has been redrilled for a new bolt. I plan on riding my bike and don't want to lose those pads. So, I'm going to put repop pads on the bike for riding purposes. V-Twin makes the bezel style. Yet the rubber encapsulated style is available as NOS for less money on fleabay. Yes, I know, fleabay is a buyer-beware experience.
So, is my expert friend correct? Or is the rubber encapsulated version also a HD part? Given my bike has 42K on the odo and I know it was ridden a lot by the previous owner, I can see him replacing that brake pad with a more current version at some point later in the bikes life.
Thanks,
Rob
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