At Race by Design we pride ourselves on the range of Performance Friction Brake Pads we can offer and the service we can provide our customers . If you need your Performance Friction delivered next day, or hand delivered to the British Superbike Paddock, we are your first stop.

If you are already a Performance Friction user, or you are a first time Performance Friction rider, please read the following information to help you set up and bed in your new pads.            

BEDDING IN PROCEDURE

THE CORRECT BEDDING IN PROCEDURE CAN INCREASE PAD AND DISC LIFE!

First ensure the disc is clean and free from any other pad manufacterers material, as other manufacterers pads can leave an uneven transfer layer on the disc and cause bedding in problems.

The rider should build tempreture in the disc and pad gradually over approxamately four laps. Once our pads are fitted and the rider is ready, conduct an out lap at about 50% normal speed and apply the brake pressure in the normal way

DO NOT KEEP HOLD OF THE LEVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO INDUCE HEAT IN THE PADS AS THIS WILL THERMALLY SHOCK THE PADS AND CAUSE THEM TO GLAZE

Then conduct a further two laps progressively increasing the speed and lever pressure. the fourth lapshould be at full speed and normal brake pressure.

The bike should then be brought into the pit, making sure to conduct at least two heavy brake applications with even brake pressure. This helps to create an even transfer layer of material on the disc.

THEN LET THE BRAKES COOL FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES

This makes sure that the pads and disc have completed a controlled heat cycle which will prolong disc and pad life.

The brake pads are then ready to use at full race pace, remembering to generate heat into the pad on the warm up lap.