brake pad life? (hey, at least it's not an oil thread!)

[austin blessard]

I second that. We're all a little different about our brake usage. Freeway miles are much easier on brake pads. OEM pads on my 1200 Bandit went nearly 30,000 miles with the EBC HH replacements lasting as long. Front pads went 24k on OEM and a little over 20k on the replacements. Just keep an eye on them (as suggested), keep the rotors clean and consider upgrading the pads and lines next time you need to service them. Stainless Steel lines make a world of difference as do aftermarket pads. YMMV. Austin

----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Mitty" To: "erik" ; dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] brake pad life? (hey, at least it's not an oil thread!) > My back brake will probably last forever as I don't use it much. My stock > front pads went 20,000 miles. The Galfer green pads I replaced them with > only lasted about 12,000. Have another set of O.E.M. pads on order. You > can see your pad condition by just looking so keep an eye on it. Make sure > to look at both pads. My O.E.M. pads wore very evenly these Galfer pads > had one pad wear way more than the other. > > erik wrote: > I know this'll vary wildly on use, but about how much life can one expect > out of the front and rear (stock) brake pads? > > I'm at about 5500 (mostly freeway) miles and wondering how often I should > be checking. I went through enough rotors on cages during my "I know > nothing about vehicles" years... > > erik > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >