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<div class="bbWrapper">just looking at my old discs and I notice that all of the holes on the inside are blocked up solid, and no way to clean them on the car, whats the point if they block</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">I reckon that's from lack of use Malcolm <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="whitenemesis" data-source="post: 538723" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538723" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538723">whitenemesis said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I reckon that's from lack of use Malcolm <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I am lost for words,, I will post back <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Quite a common problem actually. <br /> <br /> On my bike, I just poke something pointed through each hole Doesnt take long.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="Sp!ke" data-source="post: 538725" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538725" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538725">Sp!ke said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Quite a common problem actually. <br /> <br /> On my bike, I just poke something pointed through each hole Doesnt take long. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> If the holes went right through that would be fine,, but you cant get to the rear ones.<br /> <br /> Thank you for saying its common<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Yes they do fill up. I make sure I use the pressure hose on mine when cleaning.<br /> <br /> WIth heavy use the holes really do get blocked up. After my last event I had to use a drill bit to clear all the holes, some really quite stubornly blocked.<br /> <br /> Best to clear them as otherwise the material heats up and expands and can increase cracking which drilled disks are prone to anyway.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="television" data-source="post: 538688" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538688" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538688">television said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> just looking at my old dics and I notice that all of the holes on the inside are blocked up solid, and no way to clean them on the car, whats the point if they block </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Your <i>what</i> is blocked through lack of use? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="imadoofus" data-source="post: 538733" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538733" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538733">imadoofus said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Your <i>what</i> is blocked through lack of use? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> That was a miss print <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Ah fantasic. What a typo. Hilarious.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I can watch them from now on,,It has the EBC pads,, and I will have to slip them off to do the holes on the inside.<br /> <br /> Thank you for the replies</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="GrahamC230K" data-source="post: 538738" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538738" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538738">GrahamC230K said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ah fantasic. What a typo. Hilarious. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Had the computer ***** it I would have noticed,, so now you have a new word to blank<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="television" data-source="post: 538739" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538739" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538739">television said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I can watch them from now on,,It has the EBC pads,, and I will have to slip them off to do the holes on the inside.<br /> <br /> Thank you for the replies </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I recommend you steer clear of EBC pads. In the biking world they are well known to eat disks like no other brand.<br /> <br /> I must be doing something right as my disks are still original 177k miles old.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="Sp!ke" data-source="post: 538747" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538747" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538747">Sp!ke said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I recommend you steer clear of EBC pads. In the biking world they are well known to eat disks like no other brand.<br /> <br /> I must be doing something right as my disks are still original 177k miles old. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Is it the same for the green and red ceramic<br /> <br /> Thank you</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I think it's fair to say that some of the EBC pads were appalling but that they reformulated &amp; improved them<br /> <br /> But I think it's also fair to say that they don't have the resources of the manufacturer when it comes to refining the product to suit the vehicle<br /> <br /> Wow, that was tactful! Nothing against EBC but I do like original pads<br /> <br /> Nick Froome<br /> <a href="http://www.w14.co.uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">www.w14.co.uk</a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="bolide" data-source="post: 538821" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=538821" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-538821">bolide said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I think it's fair to say that some of the EBC pads were appalling but that they reformulated &amp; improved them<br /> <br /> But I think it's also fair to say that they don't have the resources of the manufacturer when it comes to refining the product to suit the vehicle<br /> <br /> Wow, that was tactful! Nothing against EBC but I do like original pads<br /> <br /> Nick Froome<br /> <a href="http://www.w14.co.uk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">www.w14.co.uk</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Having had my bike pads replaced recently, I'm pretty sure that they are not OE as they hiss like mad when I use the front brake - the performance pads on my track bike used to do this, great for feeling like a racer, not so good for longevity.<br /> <br /> I'm surprised that you can get the holes in the discs to fill up - my bike gets used through winter in all weathers, never noticed it.. obviously not braking hard enough..<br /> <br /> <br /> Ade</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Bikers input on this is probably best as they all have drilled discs. <br /> <br /> Your problem is most likely as others say, lack of use, due to spending too much of your time on the PC. on this web site. Get the jack out, and clean your discs.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="c240yaz" data-source="post: 541269" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=541269" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-541269">c240yaz said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Bikers input on this is probably best as they all have drilled discs. <br /> <br /> Your problem is most likely as others say, lack of use, due to spending too much of your time on the PC. on this web site. Get the jack out, and clean your discs. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> When the sun comes out you will not see me here <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <br /> <br /> If the holes block up again, I will buy some new ones<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
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