| Author | Message | ||
     Cerbero  |
uh... this might be a stupid question, but what is the average life of a set of stock brake pads... i've had to replace my rear pads twice (at roughly 10K and 20K miles)... is this normal? fyi: i'm not an agressive rider... i mainly use my bike for commuting here in san francisco, and occasionally for playing on the back roads of marin county. | ||
| Captainkirk  |
Yeah, that's about when I had to change mine. The stock Buell pads are soft purposely; i.e. the pads "sacrifice" themselves to keep you from replacing rotors. | ||
| Bomber  |
pretty standard service life -- commuting (sometimes surprisingly) uses up brakes more than a good romp in the twisties does -- | ||
| Djkaplan  |
I go through two sets of pads on the front before the rear pads start to get thin. Are you using the front brake? | ||
| Cerbero |
i figured the city riding would eat brakes more than the twisties (especially when there's a stop light every 100 yards)... and if the pads are soft then replacement at 10k miles makes sense... as for using front vs rear brake, i always thought i used the front more than the rear, but i may be wrong. i'll have to pay attention to hand vs foot pressure. thanks for all the info/ideas. ...c | ||
| Rick_a  |
My front pads get replaced around every 5000 miles (if I'm lucky...along with the rotor), rear every 10000 (without a rotor). Dual rotors are going on this weekend. My brake service interval should be extended greatly! | ||
| Ryker77 |
My x1 has almost 10k -- I bought it used. So unknown previous life. But it was the stock type front tire. The brake rotor feels a bit wrapped. On slow speed stopping at light pressure there is a good amount of (wrapped) jerking feedback. Not smooth. If the bike is rolled around the garage you can hear a high spot on the rotor. What your advice? I need to replace the tire and want to do it all at once...? |
