"I had poor experiences previously with aftermarket pads on my ST1300, I think they were Galfer. So tended to stick with OEM pads on that bike and until now this one."
I have EBC HH sintered pads on my Goldwing, ST1300A, CBR 1100XX and yes I got a little less than with OEM but they did stop better. I usually get 50,000 miles out of stock. I'd be in the 30 to 40,000 mile range with EBC HH pads. Never had a problem with wet. They do have to seat in though and you can tell when they do.
SIERRA1,
What kind of riding were you doing to only go 5,000 miles? You must have been smelling hot brakes all 5,000 miles!
TG