Rear brake pad wear
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Rear brake pad wear
My Forza has just done around 6k miles and is with the local mechanic for a new rear tyre. He's just texted to say the rear pads are down to 1mm.
Is this normal wear, or am I victim to the sticking rear caliper? If it's the caliper, what's my best course of action?
Is this normal wear, or am I victim to the sticking rear caliper? If it's the caliper, what's my best course of action?
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
Ask your mechanic if there's a problem with the caliper/system and if not, is this normal wear? If the caliper is bad it will need repair or replacement.
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IMO its absolutely not normal wear, pads should last much longer than that.Mister Paul wrote:My Forza has just done around 6k miles and is with the local mechanic for a new rear tyre. He's just texted to say the rear pads are down to 1mm.
Is this normal wear, or am I victim to the sticking rear caliper? If it's the caliper, what's my best course of action?
Best course of action is to keep changing the pads regular, use the cheapest ones you can find.
I've stripped and cleaned my caliper twice this year and the thing still drags constantly.
You'll need to change the exhaust connection gasket regularly because the silencer has to come off so often for tyres and pads.
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
Thanks. I picked the bike up last night, and the mechanic said that the caliper was not sticking, and there was no evidence of it doing so. The wheel has always spun without dragging whenever I've tried it on the stand, and it came straight off when unbolted. He asked how much I used the rear brake. I explained that I'm not a hard braker so wouldn't expect me to have been the issue.gn2 wrote:IMO its absolutely not normal wear, pads should last much longer than that.Mister Paul wrote:My Forza has just done around 6k miles and is with the local mechanic for a new rear tyre. He's just texted to say the rear pads are down to 1mm.
Is this normal wear, or am I victim to the sticking rear caliper? If it's the caliper, what's my best course of action?
Best course of action is to keep changing the pads regular, use the cheapest ones you can find.
I've stripped and cleaned my caliper twice this year and the thing still drags constantly.
You'll need to change the exhaust connection gasket regularly because the silencer has to come off so often for tyres and pads.
I bought the bike from Honda after it had been owned by them for 12 months. It could have been thraped as a demonstrator/pool bike, but the front pads are fine.
I'll keep an eye on it. EBC pads going on on Friday.
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The stock breakpads aren't that kind of quality. So it won't last long.
Maybe you used the brake more often.
Brembo brakepads are way better and hold much longer.
The rear tyre is done after 6k miles?
I just did 8500 miles with the stock rear tyre.
Maybe you used the brake more often.
Brembo brakepads are way better and hold much longer.
The rear tyre is done after 6k miles?
I just did 8500 miles with the stock rear tyre.
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
for information...6000mls recently and my rear stock tyre required changing...was very near limit...and I dont like taking any chances with tyres.....brake pad still seems Ok.
must all be down to driving conditions and riding style..maybe weather conditions in different countries is a factor?
must all be down to driving conditions and riding style..maybe weather conditions in different countries is a factor?
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
Yeah, 600 miles isn't bad for a rear tyre. Half of my riding is on the motorway, dunno if that makes a difference.
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
Mister Paul wrote:Yeah, 600 miles isn't bad for a rear tyre. Half of my riding is on the motorway, dunno if that makes a difference.
It is pretty bad.
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You reckon? 6.5k is about the same as on other scoots in the past.you you wrote:Mister Paul wrote:Yeah, 600 miles isn't bad for a rear tyre. Half of my riding is on the motorway, dunno if that makes a difference.
It is pretty bad.
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
If you read back, 600 miles has been stated a few times rather than 6000 - youyou was joking about the error.Mister Paul wrote:You reckon? 6.5k is about the same as on other scoots in the past.you you wrote:It is pretty bad.Mister Paul wrote:Yeah, 600 miles isn't bad for a rear tyre. Half of my riding is on the motorway, dunno if that makes a difference.
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Re: Rear brake pad wear
D'oh!......