Rear Brake pads gone @ 5800 miles 2009 FLHX?
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rockland County, NY
The Ride Like a Pro technique teaches you to ride the friction zone on the clutch and drag the rear brakes during low speed turns. Works real well on a big bike but at the expense of the rear brake pads. As long as you change them before it's too late you should be ok.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: U.S.S.A.
I ride a lot in rush-hour bumper to bumper traffic -- you know where you creep ahead a car length, then stop, creep, stop, etc. I use that RLAP technique for all that slow stuff and I do notice my rear white wall has much more dust on it than the front. On my Sporty, it was never a problem, with 900 lbs of Ultra, that low-speed stability requires more rear-brake. Sometimes after sitting in traffic for 30 or 40 minutes, I have to remind myself to switch to primarily front-braking once I get out on the open road.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Windham,Maine
My first thought not using the fronts enough.The rears do wear quicker because our feet are much stronger,but 5000 miles? nope!
Elite HDF Member
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From: Southeastern Michigan
A persons riding style can have so much to do with how fast the brakes or the clutch wears out. If we think about it, the guy that does "dyno runs" from light to light and then "power braking" to stop, will cause a lot more wear than "grandpa" that never get up to the speed limit and then coast to a stop. Let's face it every one rides different.
Stellar HDF Member
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Even if he is practicing this he has an issue with his bike. I spent a lot of time working on the RLAP stuff and I have 25k on my bike with the original pads; no issues yet. There has to be an issue with this bike. Even if he was all over the rear brake they should have lasted twice that long at a minimum. I guess its possible that he should look at his riding technique; I've hear of riders that use the rear brake almost exclusively and that would for sure cause that issue.
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