I could be wrong but I think you have these backwards. I just ordered FA196HH from EBC for my rear brake on a XCT and they fit perfectly and matched the removed old pads.
I agree with using EBC HH in the front, but for avoiding rear wheel lock up and better rear brake control, especially when trail braking in the twisties, I use cheapie GG pads. HH in the rear are way too powerful. Remember, that rear brake can kill you like it has many others.
Is that an important consideration for those of us with ABS? I'm not trying to be a smartass. I really don't know. I thought that you could not lock up either wheel with the ABS on a XCT.
Good question Vinish. My answer is a definite yes. 99.99999999999999999%+ of braking is done w/o engaging the ABS. I want as much control of my brakes as I can possibly get and if the rear is "grabby" (but doesn't lockup) because of pads that are too powerful, that's counterproductive to my riding experience. I find GG pads more controllable and forgiving. Try em, you'll like em. We have a lot of twisty roads here and controlled trail braking is a must for me.
I use HH front and back. I try hard to not touch the rear brake in the twisties. The only time the rear locked was when my tone ring was dirty and the ABS light was on...with a car tire on the back.
Not sure what was on the bike before, although they still had a good bit of life. I went with the EBC and braking was improved very significantly. Actually helped save my butt on one ride not long after the change.
I got Lyndall Gold, front and rear, from WD. Put them on my '12 XCT in July 2015, and did my first track day on that bike the next month. Very pleased: stronger initial bite and stopping power than the stockers, haven't noticed any dust, squeaking, disc wear (measured a few weeks ago, in response to a similar thread on the other board), or any other problems. I'd definitely do it again.
This was my first replacement of the stockers, BTW.
I bought a pair of Volar Motorsports HHs from D2Moto for the front of my Vision. I've only put about 100 miles on them and they seem to be as good as the OEM pads were. And my web research shows that people are happy with them.
Oh, and the MSF people will chastise you for "covering" the brake. I tend to do it in traffic out of habit and got yelled at about it when I took one of their courses.
I'm running the Volar Motorsport pads on my rear right now and have a set waiting for the front (i really need to do this). In my opinion they took longer than normal to break-in. For the rear they slow me down enough. I had tried the EBCs and those pads grabbed to much for my liking personally. I tend to use engine braking as well when slowing along with brakes, because that's how I was taught to drive a standard vehicle (oh and why not be noisy).
What /brand and rating did you return to OEM from? The best description of the factory pads is "wooden," and I concur. I read more than one road test where that term was used.
Not to pick a fight with JW who lives in the best state ever, I live in one of the worst states ever politically, but best for twisties, hills and mountains and do not find EBC HH pads to be grabby, but instead, are very controllable when charging those twisties, hills and mountains.
I've only had the EBCs on the rear reason for complaint of being grabby. Once I install the Volar Motorsport pads on the front I'll report back as to how I think they perform.
I need to change front & rear pads before the end of the month. So I checked this................https://store.victorymotorcycles.com/en-us/search/?page=1&q=brake+pads....and it's telling me that out of the 3 rear pads and the 4 front pads that are available that none of them fit my bike....am I doing something wrong?
You can't go with what Polaris/Victory website tells you, it is never right. Just go to an OEM parts website (not Polaris) and look them up. A quick search shows me the fronts are 2204196 and rear is 2203679.
After looking some more it seems the rear pads are hard to come by, shows being sold out at quite a few websites including the Polaris site. These are also the same pads used on the Indians.
I've been using these D3Moto pads ever since Half-Crazy pointed them out some years ago. They bite VERY well, wear decently ....and how can you beat the price
I have found that HH pads on the rear are too grabby. GG allow for better feel for trail braking and feathering. If you can't find GG, gert a cheap set.
Tinstar, I bought mine at my local Cycle Gear. Saw the GG rated set on the rack and grabbed 'em. I can't tell you what brand. I'm an old throwback who likes to keep my local brick and mortars going, so I avoid buying on line as much as I can.
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