Tyres, Brakes and Suspension » Brake pad life

I was pleasantly surprised to hear that at 24K miles the shop that worked on my 2016 RS said that my front brake pads were only 20% worn and my rear pads were 30% worn. That is certainly a lower wear rate then any of my Japanese brand bikes or my F650GS get from their brake pads. However, I do recall that the original brake pads still looked good when I sold my 1991 K100RS after 65K miles. It is a mystery to me how the boxers and K-bikes can get such good brake pad mileage, while my other bikes don't come anywhere near that pad life, although my riding and braking habits are pretty much the same for all of the motorcycles that I ride.

One other thing I was told was that my Dunlop RS III, after 8,500 miles, still was only worn about 50%. That was a week after I had changed the front RS III tire, which had worn down to its wear bars.

The RS has a slipper clutch so engine braking will not be massive, my first set of rear pads were shot at 8k. linked braking can reduce pad wear overall, but i used to use back brake to set corner speed thus lots of wear.

Ged

Not yet illegal but my rear pads will be changed for the R1200ST MOT check this march - original set have done over 38,000miles, fronts nowhere near needing change, but I have gone through 4 pairs of boots since 2005!!!!!!!!
12,000 miles on the RS and no noticeable wear, although the satnav always shows more rear than front brake use. Even trying no rear brake use on a test run still shows more rear use so abs system must be doing something.

Oh dear,I'm now due a second set of front pads,just under 24000 miles,guess all those emergency stops play havoc with pad life. Rears have loads of meat on them.

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #4

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there's still engine braking surely, with the slipper clutch preventing the rear wheel locking up

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Zitat von boxter im Beitrag #3

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The RS has a slipper clutch so engine braking will not be massive, my first set of rear pads were shot at 8k. linked braking can reduce pad wear overall, but i used to use back brake to set corner speed thus lots of wear.

Ged

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Our K1200RSs and K1300Ss had partially integrated brakes and wore the rear pads faster than our R1200RSs.
I wonder if BMW backed off how much rear brake is applied when the front brake lever is pulled.
I have about 40,000 miles on my bike and the rear pads are good. I'll probably change them this year because I like to change them when they are about half worn.
I engine brake more than regular braking.

I should have added that my Japanese brand motorcycles and also my F650GS typically get about 20K out of their front brake pads. However, my 2002 Yamaha FZ1 has over 36K on the clock and still has the front pads. But on that bike, the inside pads on the front wheel were wearing out a lot faster then the outside pads, so I reversed them at 25K miles and they are still hanging in there, although I do plan to replace them when I change that bike's front tire with a set of DP pads that I have in my supply cabinet.

Just inspected my brake pads at 30,000 miles and I estimate all at 50% wear. I will probably change pads at 40K miles.

Frank

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Zitat von boxter im Beitrag #3

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The RS has a slipper clutch so engine braking will not be massive, my first set of rear pads were shot at 8k. linked braking can reduce pad wear overall, but i used to use back brake to set corner speed thus lots of wear.

Ged

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there's still engine braking surely, with the slipper clutch preventing the rear wheel locking up

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #4

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Zitat von boxter im Beitrag #3

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The RS has a slipper clutch so engine braking will not be massive, my first set of rear pads were shot at 8k. linked braking can reduce pad wear overall, but i used to use back brake to set corner speed thus lots of wear.

Ged

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there's still engine braking surely, with the slipper clutch preventing the rear wheel locking up

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