rear brake disk life

barrioplano · Post by **barrioplano** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:16 pm

After only 20.000 km (13.000 mi) the disk of my rear brake has gone below its mnimum thickness and requires replacement. Is this normal?

essexbloke · Post by **essexbloke** » Thu May 19, 2005 8:16 am

no expert here, but does sound excessive.... i take it you bought the bike new?

mine did approx 25k miles. fronts about 20k.

(dont buy new ones from Mr Honda...way too much money - plenty of after market companies at over half the cost)

barrioplano · Post by **barrioplano** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:14 pm

Yes, I forgot to mention the bike was new. Also, I used Carbone Lorraine brake pads (anyone having experience here...?).

essexbloke · Post by **essexbloke** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:11 am

I'm running wavey discs front & rear, both on CL pads... seem fine, good feel, plenty of stopping power.

barrioplano · Post by **barrioplano** » Fri May 20, 2005 2:13 pm

You mount CL? Really? then I am out of ideas about why my disk lasted about half yours!
Thanks for the reply anyways,

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Fri May 20, 2005 2:33 pm

Maybe you use your back brake more than him?

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:13 pm

cupasoop wrote:Maybe you use your back brake more than him?

No fly's on you Rich!!!!!!!!!!

Max · Post by **Max** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:24 pm

Maybe you use your back brake more than him?

Is it just me, but I use the back brake loads on the storm I never used the back brake much on any other bike ?!?

barrioplano · Post by **barrioplano** » Sun May 22, 2005 3:47 pm

Using the rear brake too much? Humm.. most of the time I drive rather gently (my rear tyre lasted 20.000 km and my mileage is 12 km/l [32 mpg], driving exclusively in Tokyo) so it seems unlikely that my driving style is halving

the life of my rear disk.
Maybe the CL pads were too hard on the Honda stock disk, while Essexbloke wavey disk could take them better...

Anyways it is rather disapponting to have to replace the rear disk, which is almost useless anyways

sparky750 · Post by **sparky750** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:37 pm

I never use the back brake other than slow speed stuff and to sqwat the back end by trailing it into a corner used to use it to back it in but learnt thats not always very clever but it did look the dogs right untill it spat me off one time

.Does sound pretty excesive wear that though sure your not resting you foot on it or its not been binding

essexbloke · Post by **essexbloke** » Mon May 23, 2005 1:46 pm

err..........

am i missing the point.........no-ones mentioned the joy of engine braking.... almost the biggest single advantage of riding a twin....

i virtually never use the rear brake, (unless doing silly u.turns in the road), otherwise, i leave most of my braking to the engine, & a big squeeze of front...

whether it's summit to do with the waveys? i dunno, but no complaints here....

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:26 pm

I use the back brake loads, just to scrub off that bit of speed before a bend and settle the bike, which the fronts don't do so well. Must get some new fron discs though as I have a slight warp (in the disc, not speed you understand, but humour possibly)

I'll get me coat...................

yellafella · Post by **yellafella** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:16 pm

Aye. Also have a slight warp on me front discs. Were fine til i got those super HH pads ? Am i missing summat ?

Sharpe1 · Post by **Sharpe1** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:06 pm

I replaced my front discs on my GSXR at 110,000 kms and they were well under min thickness.

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Tue May 24, 2005 8:00 am

Yellafella, mine are exactly the same after fitting Ferodo sintered pads - apparently theharder compound exposes slight irregularities in the disc - add braided hoses and you feel the pulsing through the lever etc. Busters are doing replacement discs for Â£99.99 each, but I can always think of something better to spend Â£200 on. Like petrol!