Ok, I must be losing my mind (no big surprise), but I was sure that I recently posted a question about the life of my rear brake pads for my 08 Fat Bob. Apparently not. I don't see it, so I messed-up somewhere along the line. Anyway;

I need to replace my rear tire (I'm at 11.5K miles, should have changed at 10.5K). The guy at the shop said I needed to replace my brake pads also. I never ride with a passenger and seldom have any kind of load. Assuming that I do fairly well on the front to back breaking technique (i.e. close to 70% to 30%) and not too many, "oh crap, I REALLY need to stop quickly". Does 10K on the rear pad seem reasonable? Thanks.

 

Was this guy telling you this, "sight unseen"?
If so, consider the source. Brakes dont wear out that fast unless something it wrong. Thats not saying Stock pads are too soft and will wear out prematurely.

Switch to Lyndalls and forget about it, for reasons too lengthy to explain. You'll be happy you did.

 

He made the comment when he did my 10K work, so he did look at them.

 

I changed my rear tire at 13k and needed to change out my rear pads as well. That surprised me as i tried hard to use the front brake more than the rear brake so when I got in a "panic" situation I would not lock up the back brake (or at least hope not to). I changed the front at the same time as well to Lyndall pads. I have pretty happy with switch so far. I do a lot of in town riding. SO mileage will vary from bike to bike.

Leavenworth Jeff
05 FXDI

 

I think it varies rider to rider. but i am sure Lyndalls (LRB) will extent your time.

 

10-15 k on the rear is normal, fronts last 2 or 3 times longer

 

I just changed my rear at 10K, and I needed new pads, guy pulled them out and showed them to me, and they were completely worn. I do tend to use more rear than normal, I think.

 

The way I brake....my rears will last the life of the bike.

 

I took my bike in for the 5000 mi service and the service guy said my rear brake need to be replaced. I told him I would do it myself. Bought a new pad and when I took off the old one it had plenty of pad left. Im now at 13,000 and its still ok, but it will need to be changed soon. But, to answer your question 10,000 is reasonable but it all depends on how you use your brakes.

 

Surely depends on braking habits as well as riding geographics.....I had 27k on my rears but the fronts were replaced at around 15k. Went to Lyndalls both front and rear. Immediate increased braking and no dust. I paid around $100 to do both axles. Money well spent imho.