So with a 2000 mile trip to the Alps and back I thought I had best think about brake pads.
Bike is in for it's 15k service on Friday.
So just wondered what life people had got out of their rear pads

 

I think it was about 8K with mine. And by that time my front needed pads again too. Your rear pads will always last longer, and depends how much you use em compared to the front. My bike has 22K now and I've been though 4 front and 3 pads back.

 

Considering how many miles and the hills , I would replace them before the trip.

 

I think you will find there are wear limits, which may be in your owners manual and should be in your factory service manual. On the other hand, if you are still on your original set, just change them. Also flush through your brake fluids, so all is fresh and rarin' to go.

 

Highly dependent. I got about 18k out of the OEM HD pads, and my lyndall Z+ pads are currently at about the same mileage, but they are fairing much much better. Probably still have double the life left in them.

 

just replace them. too cheap to care about, to expensive if forgotten.

knock it out.


double check your tires too. i just came back from a trip and had one of our crew rode out with old worn tires .... she ended up with a flat in the mountains.... while some hilarious nonsense and terrible destruction followed, it could have been avoided by her actually getting her bike ready for the trip rather than just pulling it out of storage and hoping on. she never even looked at the tire... it was damn-near bald. An entire day and a half blown by fixing her mechanical negligence.... cost her 200 to get towed of the mountain and 350 for a new rear tire. in all fairness, it was a little nail but, if she actually had tread it may have gone elsewhere. kinda have to wonder what else she didn't do.
fog and flats:

 

thanks guys, new front tyre goes on on Friday, rear was changed 2000m ago.
Think I might just get them to throw in a rear set just to be sure.
On a pre 13 Sporty it is much easier to change them

 

it's actually easier now because the rear caliper is now set up like the bigger bikes.

• loosen reservoir cap screws,
• loosen the front pin,
• remove the rear pin,
• rock the caliper forward,
• throw in new pads,
• rock back caliper,
• install rear pin,
• tighten front pin.
• bleed a little.
• tighten reservoir cap screws
• done

10-20 minutes tops.

 

Haven't even looked too hard at the manual but will see how they look on Friday

thanks