Best rear brake pads for Trophy 3

new bike ( to me anyway) and despite a very recent MOT Pass the rear brake has travel but doesn't seem to work. Suspect new pads and a bleed are in order.
Saw some on EBay at about £17 delivered but any recommendations??

 

Where's the best place to buy them?

 

Cheers, just ordered a set of rear EBC pads.

 

pads arrived. taking the caliper off for a bit of a nosey i saw the existing pads have plenty meat on them so thought i'd bleed them and see if that improved the feel and braking ability. Not a jot!

Speaking to my Bro-in-law who has always had bike bikes since he was 17 (now 50+) he tells me rear brakes are never good on larger bikes and to use the front brake more. This goes against the practices i was taught in my lessons however.

the rear brake - at present - isn't even good enough to hold the bike in hillstart situations without putting all my 15stone through the pedal. The disk is in great condition with no lip.

surely it should be good enough to A) stop the bike on a hill start. B) slow the bike significantly withought the use of the front brake.

Thoughts please.

Also as an aside, when i took the caliper off a broken rubber washer fell out that seperates the torque bar from the caliper carrier. AND the other end of the torque bar whilst tightly bolted is still slack. I presume a washer (rubber or other material) is missing. Can i get these washers easily or are they special ones that only come with a massive bill and new torque bar?

Could this be affecting brake performance as there is some movement in the caliper on the disc as slight as it is?

oh... and whilst i have you here (i am a chancer aren't i) where can i get replacement rubbers for the fairing pins? such as the ones that the seat side panels fit into?

 

Good call, I might give that a shot