Originally Posted by 2black1s

A certain amount. Yes. But how much is acceptable? Hard to really quantify a "certain" amount over the internet but I'll try.

If you jack up the wheel and spin it by hand how far will it rotate? If it goes a full turn or more I'd say you're ok. Less than a full turn might be getting into the questionable range. I wouldn't be concerned with the audible drag - that is perfectly normal.

Did you clean the pistons before pushing them back into the caliper? If not, it's possible for the pistons to be hanging up a little and thereby inducing drag. Not always, but it is possible.

Bottom line, rotate the wheel by hand as noted above and use the result as your guide.

Originally Posted by Lowcountry Joe

Yes, like the Brembo calipers. One side pumps out first to make contact and once it reaches resistance, the other side pumps out and makes contact on the other side.

Can't remember if 08 has Brembo brakes or not.

Originally Posted by Lemayco

with the wheel off the ground I get one to two rotations when spinning it by hand. I cleaned everything with brake cleaner during the install. the audible drag is much more than the old pads had is why I was concerned (I bought the bike with 3,700 miles on it)