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Offline Strommerboy

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Brake pad wear
« on: July 08, 2013, 21:37:48 »
I realise this is a bit of a 'How long is a piece of string?' question but.... How many miles might I reasonably expect to get out of a set of brake pads?  I'm still on the original set that came with the bike 16000 miles ago.
At the moment they seem fine but I've got a Euro trip of a couple of thousand miles coming up and am wondering whether or not to change them before I go. Any advice chaps?
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Offline MartinW

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2013, 21:41:25 »
Pretty sure I am on my original pads too, at 16.5K miles.
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Offline frez

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2013, 21:43:09 »
My original pads lasted 18.6k miles, but it really depends on how much braking you do as to how quickly they will wear out.
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Offline Jacko

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2013, 21:55:52 »
Only you will know how they're wearing and how much they have left given the rate at which you use them. However, if you're concerned just take a set of new pads with you, far easier to get them fitted than find a place with them in stock.
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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2013, 22:30:04 »
So... how long is a piece of string? :shrug:
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Offline UK_Vstrom650

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2013, 22:35:15 »
If you're going to take new pads you might as well just swap them before you go and keep the older ones as spares  :shrug:
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Offline Jacko

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2013, 02:45:17 »
...or swap them back when you get home. :)
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Offline Ptarmigan

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2013, 07:42:16 »
My advice is if they're causing you concern change them before you go.

Less hassle all round.  :shrug:
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Offline Fatbelly

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2013, 09:24:00 »
Mine are fine at 15,000 ish, but some riders use them more than others. If you roll the string into a ball it's not very long at all.
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Offline Abercol

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2013, 10:37:58 »
Mine are still hanging in there at 23,000 miles but I think they can't be far off needing changed....I guess living & riding in Scotland helps, I can go a whole tank and hardly have to brake on a long run.

Had the replacement EBC's since 15k ready to go on.
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Offline TravellingStrom

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Re: Brake pad wear
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2013, 13:37:49 »
It depends on where your trip takes you. If you are just highway riding then they will be fine but you may want to change them for piece of mind anyway

But, if you are going to hit the European twisties on your travels then I seriously recommend grabbing a set of sintered pads, replace the lot and keep the OEM ones as spares, but the sintered will do a real good job for a long time
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