OME rear braKe pads

[NW roller]

Need a place to order from. Called my local dealer and they said they had to order them. When i got there they were the EBC pads. I could have done that myself. Put on bike and they just do not seem to do as well as the original pads. I just want a set from Honda any help would be appreciated. I have a I/S if it makes a diffrence 1999

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

EBC are hard on Hondaline rotors and will shorten the life.  Honda Direct Line is a good place to order parts and they have a sell going on right now 

[old2soon]

My Honda M/C dealer got me O E M pads last year. Put it in with their order and i WASN'T charged shipping. Do not know where their O E M Honda stuff comes from but everything i order from them is O E M. Have no idea why you got E B C. RIDE SAFE.

[JetDriver]

  Honda Direct Line is a good place to order parts and they have a sell going on right now 

What's the sale, Joe?  I looked and just saw retail price vs HDL price.

[RonW]

If the dealership doesn't stock an item, you minus well order it yourself. Essentially you're be filling in the same order form on the Internet and buying from an equivalent outlet. The only advantage as old2soon (above) said is if the dealership submits a batch order and saves you the shipping charges in the process. With me, if the dealership doesn't stock an item what's the advantage to the customer. It's 100 percent advantage for them since with that business model they don't risk having left over inventory sitting on the store shelves unsold. But do I go to Walmart to buy a can of Seafoam and only then Walmart orders it for me and tells me to pick it up next week, etc.? If that was true, even this forum could set up shop and place an order for you and keep the profit margin between the wholesale and the retail price. It's not necessary to have a brick-and-mortar storefront in today's digital marketplace. The way I've been doing it is after the OEM parts website assigns me a shipping-tracking number, I contact either FedEx or UPS and arrange for the item to be sent to the nearest holding station and pick up the package at my convenience instead of waiting around for the delivery person. FedEx and UPS will send you a delivery notice via Email or you can track the progress of the shipping via the tracking number. If the OEM parts website offers US Postal Service then that's even better.

[Chrisj CMA]

If the dealership doesn't stock an item, you minus well order it yourself. Essentially you're be filling in the same order form on the Internet and buying from an equivalent outlet. The only advantage as old2soon (above) said is if the dealership submits a batch order and saves you the shipping charges in the process. With me, if the dealership doesn't stock an item what's the advantage to the customer. It's 100 percent advantage for them since with that business model they don't risk having left over inventory sitting on the store shelves unsold. But do I go to Walmart to buy a can of Seafoam and only then Walmart orders it for me and tells me to pick it up next week, etc.? If that was true, even this forum could set up shop and place an order for you and keep the profit margin between the wholesale and the retail price. It's not necessary to have a brick-and-mortar storefront in today's digital marketplace. The way I've been doing it is after the OEM parts website assigns me a shipping-tracking number, I contact either FedEx or UPS and arrange for the item to be sent to the nearest holding station and pick up the package at my convenience instead of waiting around for the delivery person. FedEx and UPS will send you a delivery notice via Email or you can track the progress of the shipping via the tracking number. If the OEM parts website offers US Postal Service then that's even better.

You lost me at "minus well"  dont know why but it cracked me up and I lost concentration. 

Our local Honda shop will charge from 50-150% over HDL prices, so even with shipping its much better (for me)to use HDL for OEM parts.  I have never had a problem with recieving USPS, UPS, FEDEX here at the house, but we have a big front porch that is protected from view of the street pretty much so if we arent there its safe...I can appreciate not everyone has that luxury.  Thats a good idea about local pick up at a hub station if its more convieniant. 

[RonW]

Re: packages left on the front porch .... we didn't even need to lock the doors when I was growing up which ain't the situation nowadays. People even steal mangoes from the tree in the front yard moreso packages left lying around. Lolos. I've had some attitude problems with the UPS and FedEx deliverymen for the 'final mile.' The least of which is the UPS delivery person schedules the Waikiki residential deliveries during working hours, then I see his truck parked outside the hotels during 4-6 pm delivering to the businesses who would be there to receive the package earlier in the day.

[Tundra]

Order from here http://www.directlineparts.com/byProduct.asp?prd=Brakes&sub=Brake+Pads+%26+Shoes&str=2
You can print this and take it to your local dealer, mine will match and beat their price. Can't hurt to ask, if they have them in stock anyway?
  

[NW roller]

Thanks for all the replies.

[highcountry]

You can get them here and if you buy soon, use this code for 15% off, 15PARTS

http://www.hdlparts.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=148813&category=MOTORCYCLES&make=HONDA&year=1998&fveh=3477

[donaldcc]

Order from here http://www.directlineparts.com/byProduct.asp?prd=Brakes&sub=Brake+Pads+%26+Shoes&str=2
You can print this and take it to your local dealer, mine will match and beat their price. Can't hurt to ask, if they have them in stock anyway?
  

I did this at Honda dealer about 30 mi away. They wanted to order part, charge a higher price & then call and have me drive back and pick up part.

When I asked to them to match price they tried to guilt me into higher price saying I should support local "stealer" because they are always there.

I said "you want me to pay a higher price and drive back to pick up when I can get part cheaper and delivered to door. Don't think so".

[Cruzen]

Need a place to order from. Called my local dealer and they said they had to order them. When i got there they were the EBC pads. I could have done that myself. Put on bike and they just do not seem to do as well as the original pads. I just want a set from Honda any help would be appreciated. I have a I/S if it makes a diffrence 1999

I may have posted this before.  EBC offers an Organic pad as well as their HH pad.  Do you know which they used?  The HH pad will wear out your rotors faster but then it also will stop your bike much faster.  The EBC organic pad is easier on the rotors but the pad itself does wear out faster.  I have used the HH on my Magna to improve the stopping and it is far superior to the factory pads and after four sets of the HH pads and 49K miles I have little wear on the front rotor.  I use the EBC organic pads on my Valk because I do not ride it as hard as the Magna and I feel it still stops faster than the factory pads.   The interesting thing is the rear pads on my IS are the same part number as the front pads on my Magna.

Remember that it takes time for the pads to wear in.  About a hundred miles of local travel and more if it’s highway miles and more than that for the rear brake unless you’re a rider that comes down hard on that rear brake a lot.  No pad will feel right until it is broken in. By the way, did they change the brake fluid at the same time or maybe get air into the lines?