Premature rear brake pad wear?

[otter28169]

My dealer just told me that he thought I needed new rear pads (8600 miles) after he put my new rear tire on. I do a lot of down shifting, but I am also a big boy and many of my rides have a co-pilot. I think I will ask him to measure the pad the next time I am there. Thanks for the info.

Just sayin'............

 

[Highwayman2013]

Bajaron sells the brake pads, see his ad on the home page.:firstplace:

 

[AbNormy]

pad life

mine were paper thin around 9 k miles replaced them, with BajaRons EBCs then when I got ready to leave for teh owners event last month I thought I'd be able to wait till I got back but I pulled them to make sure and these were gone already too. Gotten a deal on some BRP pads so I went ahead and replaced them, and did the fronts with the EBCS Id got from Ron. with plenty of brake quiet on them. all good now but lets see how long I get out of the backs now. More and more I'm paying attention to keeping my foot off em and downshifting. think it makes a big difference. Got about 19500 on it now!

 

[Bob Denman]

One day I may investigate exactly what it would take to retrofit an earlier Spyder. At very least it would take new discs, calipers, wheels, and tires...

Perhaps the Master cylinders, and Reservoirs too? The software only covers the ABS portion of the braking; yes? No? :dontknow:
Not having to monkey with that, would make it seem like a very desirable upgrade...

 

[Questions]

replacement

I'm replacing my brake pads for the first time today at 33500 miles. the originals are on now and I'm concerned mainly because I'm running out of cable on the rear brake. Do the EBC pads last longer? I'm getting all three sets for $127.00. Sound reasonable?:spyder2:

 

[QuadRAGIN]

BajaRon - Thanks for the helpful information. I'm not expecting the pads to last as long as car disc brake pads, however I think 4600mi is a bit on the low side.. imo. I was hoping the Dealer would say, Yes there is this maladjusted or this has failed and the brakes will be replaces under warranty, but hasn't been the case. It seems they just want to side step any responsibility for the problem.. imo.

Where are you and others getting your EBC pads? I find no where here locally that sells much in motorcycle parts. (a problem with living where I do)

It's not my assessment that the brake pads needed replacement this early, that came directly from the Dealer Service Dept. I did check them this morning with the use of a dime (~1.35mm thickness), and the dime just fits between the rotor and the back of the brake pad. I'm not sure what the thickness of new pads are, only that the mimimum thickness of not less than 1mm. There is no excessive scratching on the rotors, so I don't see dirt/dust as a cause.

I'm not sure how to check to see if there is a maladjustment on the parking brake, is that something someone can explain?

I headed something about cutting a groove in the middle of the pads and tapering the leading edges…???

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

 

[ARtraveler]

This particular thread dates back to July 2013. The OP is long gone from the site.