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[idahoklr650]

This is a horse that has probably been beaten beyond death. But in trying to swim through the archives, I have found nothing. Thus i am asking here: 1)Why am I going through rear brakes? I just replaced them in March and put 7000 - 8000 miles on (as well as 3 rear tires) 2)Why is the inboard pad wearing faster? That is why I am replacing them this time and why I replaced them before... I clean (with emry cloth) and lube the rods that the brake rides on... I make sure it is moving smoothly too. What gives? -Andy 1995 KLR650 "Barbie" 2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800 "Wifey's Bike" PS I have been searching for a better carb for the KLR and when I find it I will let you know. I think Holly will be my best bet...

[idahoklr650]

I should add that I use the front brake quite a bit more than the rear because, for a while, I had no rear brake and got use to it. -Andy

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "idahoklr650" wrote: > > This is a horse that has probably been beaten beyond death. But in > trying to swim through the archives, I have found nothing. Thus i am > asking here: > > 1)Why am I going through rear brakes? I just replaced them in March > and put 7000 - 8000 miles on (as well as 3 rear tires) > > 2)Why is the inboard pad wearing faster? That is why I am replacing > them this time and why I replaced them before... I clean (with emry > cloth) and lube the rods that the brake rides on... I make sure it is > moving smoothly too. What gives? > > -Andy > 1995 KLR650 "Barbie" > 2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800 "Wifey's Bike" > > PS I have been searching for a better carb for the KLR and when I find > it I will let you know. I think Holly will be my best bet... >

[kestrelfal]

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--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "idahoklr650" wrote: > > This is a horse that has probably been beaten beyond death. But in > trying to swim through the archives, I have found nothing. Thus i am > asking here: > > 1)Why am I going through rear brakes? I just replaced them in March > and put 7000 - 8000 miles on (as well as 3 rear tires) > > 2)Why is the inboard pad wearing faster? That is why I am replacing > them this time and why I replaced them before... I clean (with emry > cloth) and lube the rods that the brake rides on... I make sure it is > moving smoothly too. What gives? > > -Andy > 1995 KLR650 "Barbie" > 2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800 "Wifey's Bike" > > PS I have been searching for a better carb for the KLR and when I find > it I will let you know. I think Holly will be my best bet... >

[Don S]

Try reducing the amount of times you use the brakes. Use engine compression and down shifting to assist in braking. Also, as I explained to my wife, when approaching traffic lights, you will without fail, absolutely every time, have a red light after the yellow light. Once she recognized and understood that infallible sequence, she started slowing down when she saw the yellow. Her brake replacements went from once a year to every five years. Don S. idahoklr650 wrote: This is a horse that has probably been beaten beyond death. But in trying to swim through the archives, I have found nothing. Thus i am asking here: 1)Why am I going through rear brakes? I just replaced them in March and put 7000 - 8000 miles on (as well as 3 rear tires) 2)Why is the inboard pad wearing faster? That is why I am replacing them this time and why I replaced them before... I clean (with emry cloth) and lube the rods that the brake rides on... I make sure it is moving smoothly too. What gives? -Andy 1995 KLR650 "Barbie" 2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800 "Wifey's Bike" PS I have been searching for a better carb for the KLR and when I find it I will let you know. I think Holly will be my best bet... --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:29:34 -0000 "idahoklr650" writes:

> This is a horse that has probably been beaten beyond death. But in > trying to swim through the archives, I have found nothing. Thus i am > > asking here: > > 1)Why am I going through rear brakes? I just replaced them in March > > and put 7000 - 8000 miles on (as well as 3 rear tires) > > 2)Why is the inboard pad wearing faster? That is why I am replacing > > them this time and why I replaced them before... I clean (with emry > > cloth) and lube the rods that the brake rides on... I make sure it > is > moving smoothly too. What gives? > > -Andy > 1995 KLR650 "Barbie" > 2000 Suzuki Intruder VS800 "Wifey's Bike"

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> Andy, I haven't had to mess with my brakes as I only have a bit over 19,000 smiles and the pads are still quite thick. But I'm guessing the caliper is hanging up on the mount. Might also be worth spinning the rear wheel with an indicator of some sort on it to see if the rotor is warped. I don't know off hand what the run out limit is on the KLR rotor but it's probably 0.004" or less. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Chris McAtee]

I did the same thing. I routed it down with all the other lines through the little hoop things (look where the drain from the airbox goes).