New rear pads - down to canvas after 2000 miles!

Have you been off road alot with the bike

when enduro riding the pads are eaten up with mud and dust sand :eek
 
camel_landy said:
Don't forget that if you have ABS fitted, the rears are linked to the fronts....

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Not on my 1200GS.
Front brake operates front and rear, rear foot brake operates only the back brake. This is the partially integral braking system with ABS.
Section 4, page 84 in my 1200GS Riders manual.

My 1150GS Adventure was the same setup.
 
Someone I'm sure has already posted this (but not in these threads) so if so please ignore. The rear brake pad material on 12s is BMW's new "ECO Friendly" material which has the abrasive qualities and wear life of wet cardboard. I ran through a set in under 6000 miles. On the 1150GSA I had over 20,000 out of a rear set and they were still OKish. The standard OEM replacement pads are about £25 a set, but if you ask for them you can have the good ones, but they are double the price.
 
GlenWatt said:
Anyone care to guess on average disc life for a 1200?
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My rear disc looks knackered at 5200 miles :eek:

TBH I regret buying a 1200 full stop...after all the problems I've had I have no confidence in the bike whatsoever...wish I'd kept my 1150...I had no problems in 40000 miles at all :(
 
my rear pads are due for renewal 6000 miles, which ebc pads to buy? double h or organic and where will i get them and for how much?

cheers:beerjug:
 
WIDELOAD said:
My rear disc looks knackered at 5200 miles :eek:

TBH I regret buying a 1200 full stop...after all the problems I've had I have no confidence in the bike whatsoever...wish I'd kept my 1150...I had no problems in 40000 miles at all :(
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Snap!!!! Complete heap of crap.
 
Ok, I admit! I have not read all the posts in this thread! But .... I learned from a reliable source that the balance between front and read breake is adjusted for passanger and loaded boxes at startup. This puts a lot of unnessecary load on the smaller back wheel breaks. BUT after one tougher break the abs computer adjusts to the actual load.

Happier and newer year!
/Rune
 
I have done almost 16,000 miles on my 05 1200GS; my original brake pads (front and rear) are less than half worn and they have performed faultlessly from new. I have non-servos, non-abs, non-linked brakes.

The 1200GS is a brilliant bike - definitely the best all rounder ever made. :-)
 
What are the best pads to get/price and fom where?

Smirky
 
JohnC said:
I'm shocked. I replaced the rear pads at just under 5000 miles from new. I cleaned and greased all the pins and the sliders, they were like new so deff not sticking. Now with only just over 7500 miles on the clock they are down to the backing. Linked brakes and BM pads are a waste of space :spitfire
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I had brand new pads fitted just ahead of going to Norway last summer.

I noticed 2,000 miles into the trip that the rear pads were shot and the brake pistons side pad was starting to score the rear disc.

***Look out for the holes in the rear disc starting to fill up with pad material that is the warning sign***.

The price of replacements in Norway were £90!! (I also had to park up for two days waiting for them to arrive by post at a local garage - this was a major balls-ache.) After all you can't stop the activation of the rear pads when braking so you are off the road until you get replacements.

So, I've learned to pack a spare set of rear pads for long tours and have practiced fitting them.

The only cause that I can come up with is that the bike was filthy during the trip, inc the rear caliper. I now regularly clean the pads locating pin which might have been hampering the release of the pads when dirty.

Don't rely on the wear indicator, that indicator hole was still blocked/covered by a thin remaining layer of pad material. The pad driven by the pistons was the first to go.
 
This is most strange

I have had my 12 from new (22 months) and at just under 22k am still on the original brake pads - front and rear.

Perhaps I just ride like a pussy… :nenau :D
 
Probably not Tricky, I ride mine like seabiscuit and with 25k on the clock the original pads are about half worn front and rear.

I don't think I use much brake though, I like to keep things smooth and carry plenty of corner speed wherever possible. I hardly ever use the rear for slow control either, I just rely on the linked front system and brake very gently when coming to a stop.

I suspect some servo systems are a bit more aggressive with the rear pads than others hence some owners chewing through pads in no time, and others having good pad life.

FWIW my bike is an early 2004 model 1200, maybe later bikes got softer pads for better feel or something? Is there a common denominator between pad life and date of manufacture?
 
I also had a bit of a surprise recently when I heard a metal on metal noise from the rear of the bike, at 13,000 miles. Checked and the rear pads were down to the metal.....only 1000 miles after the bike had been serviced by BMW..so I wasn't too Happy!

In all of my years biking, I've never worn out rear pads and I'm not too big on using the back brake so this linked system BMW use must be really biased to the rear.

I've put in another set of oe pads and I'm keeping a close eye on them! but if anyone has had good results with aftermarket pads like EBC then please shout.
 
st247 said:
Try Brakes4u £15 delivered for EBC FA 363 organic rear pads. £18.55 if you want HH.:thumb
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Bought two sets of the HH as above, next day delivery as promised by Jane the very nice lady on the phone :beerjug:

I'll keep you updated on how quick my braking 'style' chomps this lot :D Now only £17.44 for the HH a set, and £13.88 for the 'orgasmic' ones :thumb

They didnt come with the "Unique to EBC Brakes perforated stainless steel heat radiator plates" as in the pictures and spec though :( :D
 
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