19/07/2017 2:44pm
The organic compounds are generally cheaper and slightly softer in use. Their initial bite tends to be less but overall power is still good and they tend to be less aggressive with the disc.
Sintered compounds tend to be a little more expensive, are generally slightly more aggressive and tend to have more initial bite. Their overall power is still excellent and they tend to last longer. They have a reputation for being more aggressive on the disc material but I have to say that in this day and age we haven’t ever really noticed much of a problem. At least not on a quality brake disc. It is not the least bit unusual for the disc to last 30,000 to 40,000 miles and in the modern era of high performance motorcycles you really can’t complain at that!
Which one is best for you really depends on the individual and the type of riding they do. Racing requires pads to be optimised at very high temperatures. Road riding requires very high stability with high friction coefficients in both cold and at medium temperatures. Track day riding requires both due to the large variation in rider ability.
In general the more aggressive and high performance riders tend to prefer Sintered pads and the more relaxed and less performance based riders the Organic pads.
Even so, we may well be in the middle of a change over because Sintered pad sales are rising and Organic pad sales are dropping. That has been happening for many years now so the future definitely looks sintered.