Hard on wear items

[Claviger]

While fitting my 4th tire in 8500 miles, I decided to inspect my rear brakes. Stock rotor with EBC HH pads. Installed those pads at I think 4000 miles, aaaand they're nearly done.

Thinks it's just time I accept that I'm hard on wear items. OEM ears were DUN at like 4000, OEM front got swapped at 8000 for HHs, which were also DUN.

I can only imagine how fast I'd go through wear items on a wing or a R3T with the extra weight

Anyone else wear pads/tires at an alarming rate?

 

[barbagris]

Rob - Tyres are EASY to shred. My front Metz lasted 7700kms and front Cobra 6300kms. Rear Metz also swapped at 7700. Went Darkside for a while but even that only lasted about 15000kms. Pads - still on originals. But I've always been light on brakes.

 

[mr hunt]

28k kms from my oem front pads and nearly 40k from the rear. But I turn 12 corners in a 150km daily commute. Since then I've had 2 sets of delta pads that didn't last 10k km between them now I'm on the ebc bandwagon and so far so good.

Also, I got 16k km out of the original rear metz and 22k from the front. The only reason I changed brands was grip.

 

[ThisGuy]

Pads seem to last me about 5-7k miles. In music the rests can be as beautiful as the notes. On a motorcycle the braking can be as thrilling as the acceleration. I wouldn't try to conserve pads any more than I try to save gas. I'm in it for the full experience.

 

[sonny]

Daily ride to work is 57 miles one way with 4 to 5 stops depending on stoplights in Okmulgee. Pads last forever.

 

[scot in exile]

While fitting my 4th tire in 8500 miles, I decided to inspect my rear brakes. Stock rotor with EBC HH pads. Installed those pads at I think 4000 miles, aaaand they're nearly done.

Thinks it's just time I accept that I'm hard on wear items. OEM ears were DUN at like 4000, OEM front got swapped at 8000 for HHs, which were also DUN.

I can only imagine how fast I'd go through wear items on a wing or a R3T with the extra weight

Anyone else wear pads/tires at an alarming rate?

I do not think the extra weight would make much of a difference, try slowing down to under 120mpn and braking in a timely fashion and you might get a wee bit more life out of them.
And the 120mph Was referring to the corners

 

[1olbull]

Daily ride to work is 57 miles one way with 4 to 5 stops depending on stoplights in Okmulgee. Pads last forever.

Fanging the twisties and trail braking can be life-shortening on pads for sure.

 

[Claviger]

Fanging the twisties and trail braking can be life-shortening on pads for sure.

Fairly certain that's my problem right there I drag the rear quite often.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

While fitting my 4th tire in 8500 miles, I decided to inspect my rear brakes. Stock rotor with EBC HH pads. Installed those pads at I think 4000 miles, aaaand they're nearly done.

Thinks it's just time I accept that I'm hard on wear items. OEM ears were DUN at like 4000, OEM front got swapped at 8000 for HHs, which were also DUN.

I can only imagine how fast I'd go through wear items on a wing or a R3T with the extra weight

Anyone else wear pads/tires at an alarming rate?

HEY your a fruitcake your beating the snot out of the poor bike your as bad as STEEL AKA POPA WHEELY LOL

 

[Steel]

If I only wore out tires and brakes, I'd be soooo happy! I'm on my 3rd set of cases, crank shaft, and connecting rods. Mechanic keeps spouting some BS about the R3s oil system isn't made to do wheelies blah blah blah...