Today while riding I heard noise from my front wheel.
Long story short, my pads are real thin.
I was A little upset, Dang I just replaced those a while back :-x
So i remember posting about doing it, so I searched the forum.
Heres the kicker. I replaced them on 10/19/08, two years and 1 day to the date.
http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/forums/index.php?topic=2561.msg21382#msg21382 (http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/forums/index.php?topic=2561.msg21382#msg21382)
So much for my memory! I wish I had posted the milage so I can see how long they lasted.
I checked the rotor thickness and it was .202 at the thinest spot.
Thats 5.13mm so I can probably get by on just pads one more time, Then its rotor time!
How many miles do you think you have on them?
I don't know!
When I got the bike It had 12500 on it. It now shows 40300.
2 moot mags and more.
Im wanting to say it was about 24K when I did them last.
Guessing 16K
That's not many on a set of pads.
were they the organic pads? I've heard those don't have much life to them and can get messy with brake debris.
Quote from: Chad in Michigan on October 22, 2010, 07:42:56 AM
were they the organic pads? I've heard those don't have much life to them and can get messy with brake debris.
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^ Organic Brake Pads?
Quote from: guywheatley on October 22, 2010, 08:30:25 AM
Quote from: Chad in Michigan on October 22, 2010, 07:42:56 AM
were they the organic pads? I've heard those don't have much life to them and can get messy with brake debris.
(http://www.guywheatley.com/photos/flint70.gif)
^ Organic Brake Pads?
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Quote from: Chad in Michigan on October 22, 2010, 07:42:56 AM
were they the organic pads? I've heard those don't have much life to them and can get messy with brake debris.
They were EBC pads. I replaced them with the same.
Lots of black dust on everything so they were probably organic.
Imagine how Yahoo would have felt if they had Pebbles yelling Googa-googa-goooo . . . :lol:
Quote from: Len Averyt on October 22, 2010, 10:14:02 AM
Quote from: Chad in Michigan on October 22, 2010, 07:42:56 AM
were they the organic pads? I've heard those don't have much life to them and can get messy with brake debris.
They were EBC pads. I replaced them with the same.
Lots of black dust on everything so they were probably organic.
I tried the EBC sintered pads and they wore good for the year that I had them installed. They seemed to stop better than the stock pads.
Quote from: hootmon on October 22, 2010, 08:48:35 AM
"Yabba Dabba Doh!!!"
"a little dab will do you"..
Yikes! Bryl-creem.
Recommended by Secret Service agents everywhere.
Sintered pads are more aggressive and the trade off is they will wear on your rotor a bit more than regular pads.
Quote from: Greg Cothern on October 24, 2010, 09:24:31 AM
Sintered pads are more aggressive and the trade off is they will wear on your rotor a bit more than regular pads.
I really like mine. With a SS brake line and sintered pads, Maggie stops very quickly. So much so that when making a fast stop, I glance at the rear view to see if I need to ease up and swerve instead of stopping.
Of course, I haven't had to buy a new brake disc -- yet.
I think the SS brake hose is a vast improvement over stock non braided line.
I like the feel of these EBC FA 196 Kevlar pads. I can lock up the front if I need to and yet they don't over do it if I grab quick in responce to a surprise.
Im at 40196 miles. Put 27K on her.
I have a lot of preventative maintenance I need to do to my magna this winter. Break her down and clean nooks and crannies.
Change oil and filter.
New front tire. Back tire still going..... (Love darkside)
Pull and clean chain and sprockets and inspect - replace
I think I need to replace the rear 4 rubber triangle shaped cushions in the hub. more play there than I remember.
Clean electrical connections and bulb sockets. reapply silicone bulb grease.
I'm looking at getting some hard saddle bags this Christmas. From the same source as my trunk.