Rear Pad Wear

[britman]

I had two new Avon Cobras mounted yesterday and retired the Darkside for awhile. (Talk about a funny arse feeling, go from CT back to motorcycle rubber again.) I am glad I did because my rear pads were shot with only about 2500 miles on them. I have always run EBC Kevlar/organic pads and know they wear fast, but this is ridiculous. I had been noticing an extreme amount of brake dust on the rear wheel so I am wondering if I either had one pad not seated correctly or just a defective set of pads. The rotor looks good and I can't that being a contributing factor. A new set is on the way from Dennis Kirk, anybody else had this problem???????

 

[HellFire]

I'm on my 4th set of rears now on the '08 with 16,000 miles, so I'm not getting much more. They are so easy to replace that I just don't even concern myself with it, that and they come paper thin out of the box as well. (must be made by Metzler) LOL

 

[tdragger]

just replaced my rear pads for the first time at 38k miles. how are you guys wearing yours out so fast?

 

[HellFire]

just replaced my rear pads for the first time at 38k miles. how are you guys wearing yours out so fast?

By using them to help stop and control front end dive.

 

[JoseyR3Wales]

By using them to help stop and control front end dive.

That should be controlled by even breaking and riding skills.................not judgin', just sayin'.

 

[rocket3jjd]

That should be controlled by even breaking and riding skills.................not judgin', just sayin'.

josey your just not riding hard enough

 

[HellFire]

That should be controlled by even breaking and riding skills.................not judgin', just sayin'.

Isn't that what I just said? "By using them to help stop and control front end dive."

It wouldn't matter if Kevin Carmichael himself were to grab a handful of front brake alone, an 800lb bike without some kind of torque reactive anti-dive control is going to dive. Using the rear brake keeps the bike stretched and helps unload the forks. By touching the rears a split second before the fronts on normal stops, the bike stays nice and level throughout with no obnoxious bounce at the end. I don't like it rebounding as it comes to a stop, it looks like a dork with both feet already off the pegs for balance, bouncing around on an unfamiliar bike.

So it's because I use them that they wear, and if you compare the original friction material thickness and surface area on all FOUR front pads vs the TWO tiny rear pads ... they don't last long. But like I said, they are cheap and so easy to replace that ya don't even need tools to do it.

I'm sure you weren't insinuating that I don't got no skills or nuthin' ...

 

[captain jack]

Isn't that what I just said? "By using them to help stop and control front end dive."

It wouldn't matter if Kevin Carmichael himself were to grab a handful of front brake alone, an 800lb bike without some kind of torque reactive anti-dive control is going to dive. Using the rear brake keeps the bike stretched and helps unload the forks. By touching the rears a split second before the fronts on normal stops, the bike stays nice and level throughout with no obnoxious bounce at the end. I don't like it rebounding as it comes to a stop, it looks like a dork with both feet already off the pegs for balance, bouncing around on an unfamiliar bike.

So it's because I use them that they wear, and if you compare the original friction material thickness and surface area on all FOUR front pads vs the TWO tiny rear pads ... they don't last long. But like I said, they are cheap and so easy to replace that ya don't even need tools to do it.

I'm sure you weren't insinuating that I don't got no skills or nuthin' ...

I'm with Hellfire on this one, but not too much especially in the wet, I got too much sideways motion the other day. I got just 8000miles out of my first set looking at a bit more on the second around 12000 I would guess. Enjoy those Avon's they'l allow you to lean that beast right over in the dry, don't try it in the wet - that is if you have wet over there, or are you on the east coast now that is wet.

 

[GPMAZ]

I'm a bit over 20K and still on the original set. I use the rear brake, but not with anywhere near the force of the front. The 180 rear on the R3T will lock easily with too much rear brake, especially when unloaded as it is under hard braking.

Maybe your pads were rubbing. That would account for the fast wear.

 

[Preacher]

I'd be checking for problems if I only get 2500 miles out of a set of pads (sticking caliper, brake linkage adjustment, etc.)
I don't consider myself a laid back rider at all and I've had bikes that I've never had to replace the rear pads. 25K on a Road King, 35K on a Royal Star, and at present 44K on my Rocket. I get between 30 and 40K out of the rears.
I ususally get 20 to 25K out of the fronts.