Mike5100 2,061 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 How many miles are people getting out of a set of pads (looks like I’ve only managed 24k on the Africa twin and it has two pairs of callipers so you’d imagine the wear would be LES) mike Link to post
Slowboy 20,345 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Piece of string answer really. But it depends what grade the pads are and how hard you use them. They are so cheap (per mile) in the grand scheme of things, when they need doing, change them. 24k sounds reasonable. Bike are just playthings in the modern world, for your average rider it might take them 5 to 6 years to travel that far, and many would be on their third bike by then. Glad your getting out and enjoying it as it should be enjoyed Mike. Edited February 21, 2019 by slowboy 3 Link to post
makman 975 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Try 2400 miles on EBC Road pads.... bit more on the EBC HH pads, 4800 miles on those. I've now got SBS HH pads which are doing a bit better and Honda OEM for after that. It is a running cost, but annoying if they do not last as long as expected! Link to post
Mr Toad 9,022 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, makman said: Try 2400 miles on EBC Road pads.... bit more on the EBC HH pads, 4800 miles on those. I've now got SBS HH pads which are doing a bit better and Honda OEM for after that. It is a running cost, but annoying if they do not last as long as expected! Interesting, I've got EBC HH pads in the Bonny and have done over 8k on them and they are not showing any appreciable signs of wear. I fitted the same EBC pads to the NC but sold it before I did any real miles on it. I suspect from your location that riding in London means you're on the brakes a lot and they wear faster that people you do most of their miles without having to touch the brakes. 2 1 Link to post
sandalfarm 2,764 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The pads on the car last longer than the discs which crumble away to another mot failure Link to post
Rick 236 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Piece of string is right, I would be concerned if I got less than 5000 miles from brake pads, unless of course Makman, are you a stunt rider ? 20-30 K is about right, but a lot depends on how you ride, how well you plan your riding and how well you maintain your brakes. Talking of cars, I replaced some VW Golf front discs and pads with pattern parts for less than £60. and that was at 70000 miles. Link to post
Black15 66 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I changed my original front pads at 14,000 but only because I was changing a tyre at the same time. Pads still had 2mm on them. I have put 12,000 on EBC HH replacements and they show little signs of wear. Rear pads have 26,000 on them and are not half worn. I do a 120 mile per day commute of which 90 is motorway so I’m not heavy on brake usage. Link to post
Mark8arker 527 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Changed my front last week 12,500 & rear look fine. Fitted EBC HH only because thats all the shop had when i went in! Stop start commute in heavy traffic with litttle motorway. Mind you the motorway stop start on my way home. Link to post
Ignatius 98 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Done 21k and still plenty of pads, daily commute from london to kent 60 miles. Link to post
arengle 449 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 on my NC, the original pads, at 12k the front was shiny flat, the rear still had at least another 10k, I think depends a lot how to you ride and maintain the bike. Link to post
danyboy 18 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I did 25000 km (15 500 miles) in 3 years and the pads are still very good Link to post
baben 11,695 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Tigger gets about 8000 off a set of front pads - still on the original rear set at 18000 miles. Link to post
embee 7,288 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Just put a new front set in my 700 Integra. I've used the OE Honda/Nissin items all the time and find them absolutely fine for performance (YMMV). The first set I replaced at around 16k mls, this set has done about 18k, both had plenty of life left in them but like tyres I tend to replace early. I don't ride in heavy traffic/city, it's all open road, so I guess 20k mls would be perfectly achievable on std pads in favourable conditions. City use could halve that quite easily. My MOT chap had suggested to me last year that I might like to consider some new pads, knowing that I do long Euro tours. I like to keep him happy, but I have done 2 tours since then on the old pads before deciding to fit the new ones. MOT is due in a couple of weeks, so he'll be happy (I hope). Cost is trivial compared to all the other things, tyres/fuel/insurance/ferry tickets/(new wheels, that's another thread) etc. 1 Link to post
Tonyj 6,907 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Oem for me as well . Both nc and crosstourer. The crosstourer needed new fronts , well the left side did but the right wasn’t that bad really . The brakes are linked so a little bit on the front when using the rear hence the wear 16k and about 17k on the nc Link to post
skorpion 945 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Anyone want a 500 mile front and rear set of Honda NC pads cheap, just did not get on with them, so just sitting here. 2015 -2019 Link to post
Q2o5 5 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 How much for pads and posting thanx Link to post
skorpion 945 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Q2o5 said: How much for pads and posting thanx Message sent. Link to post
steelhorseuk 1,690 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 NC700SA (2012) I replace the front and rear with EBC HH at 12000 miles on average. Link to post
Defender 3,833 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 About 10,000 miles on the front and 25,000 on the rear, the first OEM front set lasted a bit longer than the second which were EBC's, now on SBS's, but a sticking caliper will have shortened their life a bit. Oddly on my 2006 Triumph 900 Scrambler, I had to replaced the rear pads before the fronts, and I wasn't the only one to have had to do that! Link to post
rjp996 1,091 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 On the third set of front pads at 70k miles and still on original rear pads (and I use the rear a lot in filtering) Link to post
skorpion 945 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, rjp996 said: On the third set of front pads at 70k miles and still on original rear pads (and I use the rear a lot in filtering) That proves to me that the rear pads are not much use for actual braking, may as well fit wooden blocks. Edited July 5, 2019 by skorpion Link to post
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