Peter
S L-J have moved on from the modified Renault approach to an AP conversion. There's a picture on the design and development page on their website, alongside what might be modified Renault. You might be able to sweet talk them into telling you more, I find them very helpful.
Kevin H
Depends on what you mean by normal road use. I have experienced fade on the normal pads on the long drop down from the Prescelly Hills here in Pembrokeshire to our house. This mark you on what is essentially a single track road so no speeding. So I put in "road and track" pads for an Alpine tour and exercised great care. No pad fade but at the end of one long day, after two consecutive passes, the heat struck once we were well into the town. The instructions to the hotel said "straight across the roundabout" and so we did! Normal roads - yes, with ups and downs.
But I did manage to get the 410 up the Stelvio. An achievement, but my advice is don't try it. There is no way back, no way to see what is coming at you, lunatic cyclists and motorcyclists were a nightmare and at the top there's only dirty snow and a load of tatty souvenir stalls. I declined to take the same route out.
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