SkyGod
What Tyre pressure you running
just been quoted this for front disks and pads fitted by a main dealer.
Seems alot to me?
Seems alot to me?
£491
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Is that London or Northern prices?
Asked Steptoe for a quote?
Questions, questions
Asked Steptoe for a quote?
Questions, questions
SkyGod
What Tyre pressure you running
Northampton prices
patzx12
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Get ebaying
That seems a lot.
A while ago a BMW dealer advised that my front disks were "warped". Funny how the MOT tester never noticed it a couple of days before.
Anyway, as there was a minuscule amount of pulsing at the brake lever I got a quote for some pattern disks. £75 each disk plus £15 for a set of pads.
So, even allowing for a bit of inflation, you should be able to get the parts for £200. If you don't want to do the job yourself then any workshop should be able to do the work. Absolutely no need to pay BMW dealer prices for such a relatively simple job.
Just to get an idea of what an independent would charge contact Steptoe or give Mike in Cardiff a ring on 02920 565666
A while ago a BMW dealer advised that my front disks were "warped". Funny how the MOT tester never noticed it a couple of days before.
Anyway, as there was a minuscule amount of pulsing at the brake lever I got a quote for some pattern disks. £75 each disk plus £15 for a set of pads.
So, even allowing for a bit of inflation, you should be able to get the parts for £200. If you don't want to do the job yourself then any workshop should be able to do the work. Absolutely no need to pay BMW dealer prices for such a relatively simple job.
Just to get an idea of what an independent would charge contact Steptoe or give Mike in Cardiff a ring on 02920 565666
I am willing to bet that Steptoe would be able to supply the parts reasonable like.But try out EBC the link is for a 07-08 1200GSA but i guess they are the same
http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/bike...0+GS+Adventure+(Spoke+Wheel)+(07-08)&sec=Euro
http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/bike...0+GS+Adventure+(Spoke+Wheel)+(07-08)&sec=Euro
Careful, EBC discs look to be plain steel, not stainless steel as the original are
“D Suffix = Drilled Disc. DR Suffix = Drilled Right Hand Disc. LS Suffix = Left/Steel Disc. RS = Right/Steel Disc.”
Unless someone knows otherwise?
“D Suffix = Drilled Disc. DR Suffix = Drilled Right Hand Disc. LS Suffix = Left/Steel Disc. RS = Right/Steel Disc.”
Unless someone knows otherwise?
Yep usually EBC are steel,one application of the brakes and any surface rust will polish away.Steel is also less likley to warp than stainless.
Dave Ford
Registered user
Sounds horrendously expensive.
How much is parts and how much is labour?
Got my pads from Steptoe at very reasonable price.
Fitting replacement discs is a trivial job that should take less than one hour, if you're doing the pads anyway.
The idea that BMW consider warping after 10,000 miles to be "fair wear and tear" is, IMHO, scandalous. It's less than one year's mileage in the average family car - most of which now have vented discs. Would BMW 3/5/6/7/ series owners put up with such a con? WTF!
How much is parts and how much is labour?
Got my pads from Steptoe at very reasonable price.
Fitting replacement discs is a trivial job that should take less than one hour, if you're doing the pads anyway.
The idea that BMW consider warping after 10,000 miles to be "fair wear and tear" is, IMHO, scandalous. It's less than one year's mileage in the average family car - most of which now have vented discs. Would BMW 3/5/6/7/ series owners put up with such a con? WTF!
Discs £70 each - not crap ebc quality either. 
patzx12
Registered user
I would absolutley never use aftermarket discs, there is some right crap (especally the wavy jobbies) out there. Some of them may be OK but I would not risk it.
I would rather pick up a pair on ebay. Try rudi on ebay.de he breaks brand new 08 GS bikes.
Discs £70 each - not crap ebc quality either.
i think the man above might know a bit about it
According to my dealer, if the disc wears down and it has done more than 10000 miles then that is fair wear and tear as far as BMW are concerned, but if the disc has warped then they will replace them. That's their take on it.
I have two bikes my second is a 1995 Yamaha FZR 600 R a machine I bought brand new.I had 3 warranty claims on it one was the ignition lock barrel and the other two were Front discs warping sure enough the second set warped,this time out of warranty so I bought EBC ones the quality as has been stated here is so poor that 10 years and 40000 miles later they are still going strongDiscs £70 each - not crap ebc quality either.
,but about 5 years ago I noticed that they were a bit loose on the rivets I called EBC and asked if I could get them re-riveted.EBC asked me to send them in so they could look at said discs.They sent em back re-riveted FOC,Now I call that bloody good...Don't you?The average bike disc is 4-5mm thick,the average for a vented car disc is what?25-27mm.But both are gonna wear at similar rates which one will become weakest first?If the bike disc warps after it has worn to its limit(Stamped or etched somewhere on the disc usually)then that has got to be wear and tear if they warp after 2-3k miles then probably a warranty claim.A 5 series BMW has 1mm of wear permissable the BMW R1200 GS has 0.5 wear permissable.
50% life reduction straight away.
Yeah but....
It's a trade off innit - cars can afford the unsprung weight and can use nice thick meaty discs (in fact they have to as they're dissipating a lot more energy than a bike - even a 1200adv
).BMW could put 'guaranteed for life' 25mm thick vented discs on the front of a GS, but it'd knacker front suspension performance and steering.
So we get thin discs which are needed for handling / suspension, but which may be prone to warping and which don't have a lot of 'wear' meat in them. I guess with weighty bikes like 1200's, it's a fine line between durability and performance, but there's no escaping that fact that discs are really a consumable item on a big bike. Whether you choose to replace them with OEM, is another question....
IMO
Matt
Trippy
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A good example of why I have decided to go retro with the Airhead.
I can now source stuff on ebay or buy new and it all looks simple enough to have some fun learning and fixing myself.
I got fed up of every trip to a BMW dealer costing £300 - £400.
Like the car recently, Honda quote £225 to fit a set of rear pads.
deaninkl
Registered user
CB 250 GS 30,000 miles
CG 400/4 35,000 miles
CX 500 25,000 miles
Z 200 45,000 miles
HD 883 43,000 miles
HD Softail 30,000 miles
never had a breakdown on the road never had a warped disc. why in 2008 can BMW not do better... just a question.
CG 400/4 35,000 miles
CX 500 25,000 miles
Z 200 45,000 miles
HD 883 43,000 miles
HD Softail 30,000 miles
never had a breakdown on the road never had a warped disc. why in 2008 can BMW not do better... just a question.
Old bikes had asbestos brake linings = they wore out the disk didn't.
2008 = Tree huggers of the world united and made us dig more metal out of the ground as the disks were wearing out / warping more often
You would Have to ask Brembo about the brakes but at at guess it would come down to the mix of the material,somtimes you just get a bad batch,the stress dont come out as you expect then they come out when the component is used.
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