Check them brake pads!!
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Tourer
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From: Clifton NJ
Check them brake pads!!
Was checking my rear tire yesterday, and I looked at the brake pads. No pads left down to the metal 
-- NOT making any noise yet. Ran to HD Dealer -- $40 for rear pad set. Fronts were fine. Easy install
, no need to take wheel off. 10,250 miles on them. What kinda miles you guys getting on brake pads??
-- NOT making any noise yet. Ran to HD Dealer -- $40 for rear pad set. Fronts were fine. Easy install, no need to take wheel off. 10,250 miles on them. What kinda miles you guys getting on brake pads??
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From: Michigan
Ive got almost 10k on mine (may make it the next couple days) and I did my 10k check a little early to be ready for riding season and mine appear to be about 1/2.. Im sure they were all about the same.. Front and rear..
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From: Billings,Mt.
I was going to go for a ride last sat.While checking the air in the rear tire,i saw that the pads were almost metal to metal!There was only about .020" at the thinest areas.
I went down to the stealer picked some pads up,$46.
Easy to replace.
I went down to the stealer picked some pads up,$46.
Easy to replace.
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From: florida swamp
you must be really clamping down on your rear brake. the fronts have all the stopping power. I hit both brakes to stop and put most the pressure on the front. my rear pads still look pretty good at 14,000 mi.
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From: Roswell, GA
+1 for what Carpetride said about your use of the rear brake. I easily get 20K miles out of the rear pads, but I use the front brake much more than the rear and trained myself to do this primarily because: (1) 70% of braking power comes from the front, and (2) don't want to consider the rear brake as the primary brake because in an emergency I'd probably lock the rear wheel creating the possibility of a high side crash.
If you are only getting 10K miles out of the rear pads, you are using the rear brake too much and those twin front rotors not enough to stop your bike.
If you are only getting 10K miles out of the rear pads, you are using the rear brake too much and those twin front rotors not enough to stop your bike.
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From: Bay Area
+1 for what Carpetride said about your use of the rear brake. I easily get 20K miles out of the rear pads, but I use the front brake much more than the rear and trained myself to do this primarily because: (1) 70% of braking power comes from the front, and (2) don't want to consider the rear brake as the primary brake because in an emergency I'd probably lock the rear wheel creating the possibility of a high side crash.
If you are only getting 10K miles out of the rear pads, you are using the rear brake too much and those twin front rotors not enough to stop your bike.
If you are only getting 10K miles out of the rear pads, you are using the rear brake too much and those twin front rotors not enough to stop your bike.
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From: Clifton NJ
I agree, while riding to the dealer for pads (stealer as some said ) I could only use front brake and found myself constantly going for rear brake. A habit I have to control. Wheel spins freely so I don't think I have a bad caliper. I do alot of 2 up riding and try to brake evenly.
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From: Roswell, GA
Suggestion for breaking (pun
) the rear brake habit: purposely use the front brake lever only, and use the rear pedal only at very slow speeds. You'll quickly break the habit of using the rear brake too much.
As far as "braking evenly," you will have no difficuluty stopping smoothly and quickly with the front brake only, and the rear pedal used at slow speeds.
) the rear brake habit: purposely use the front brake lever only, and use the rear pedal only at very slow speeds. You'll quickly break the habit of using the rear brake too much.As far as "braking evenly," you will have no difficuluty stopping smoothly and quickly with the front brake only, and the rear pedal used at slow speeds.
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From: Southeastern Michigan
20,000 miles on my pads - front and rear.
Still have a few miles left in the front - rear's not even half gone.
I rarely use the rear brake though.
Like said above 70% of braking efficiency comes from the front.
You must be a tail dragger!
Still have a few miles left in the front - rear's not even half gone.
I rarely use the rear brake though.
Like said above 70% of braking efficiency comes from the front.
You must be a tail dragger!
