rear disc

[VAL. H.]

Getting desperate now. MOT due in January, I was hoping Steptoe's disc for the 1200 would be ready in time. But I think it's going to come just too late.

Has anyone tried the Wundelicht (sorry can't remember how to spell it) wavy rear? Or any recomendations? I'm trying to avoid the OE route. Worn to below leagle minimum at 18000 service is just taking the piss.

 

[terayon]

try a galfer, they are good

 

[terayon]

or EBC
http://www.brakes4u.co.uk/products.asp?id=3899

 

[andyclift]

Is there something amiss with the linked braking on the 1200GS. When my bike had done 5000 miles I took it in for a warranty job and was told my rear pads were knackered. As I was used to using the rear pedal on earlier bikes I asumed that the combination of linked braking plus my right foot was putting too much pressure on them. The bike has now done 18,000 miles and I never use the rear brake pedal but have just fitted the fourth set of rear pads. While I was at it I thought the original front pads must be due for a change but when I removed them and compared the friction thickness to the new set discovered they would probably be good for another 10,000 miles.

It seems that the bike needs about 6 sets of rear pads for every 1 set of front ones.

I appreciate that there is only one rear disc and its quite small but most bikes are same and on other bikes I have owned I hardly ever changed the rear pads. Either the software is overusing the rear brake or the disc is grealy undersized. It seems a major failing for a bike to have brake pads that are only just able to handle the mileage between service intervals with the risk that use of the right foot will wear them out entirely and then it's metal to metal until the next service - which does not do the discs a power of good.,

The only plus point is the pads are cheap and quick and easy to change.

 

[WindyChuffer]

Couldnt agree more. Most of my riding is round London, and I get ~4000 miles out of a set of rears. I reckon the rear pads could do with some extra life.

On a bike with loads of techy gizmos (abs, heated grips, computer etc), why oh why don't the pads have the integrated wires to allow a light to come on when pads are low??????

 

[Kenny Rodkiss]

Galfer

try a galfer, they are good

Galfer no good for the front of the 1150 or 1200.

Origional discs are 4.5mm thick and are mounted with spacers,wavey washers and thrust washers, all designed to allow a smidgen of movement due to temerature changes.

The Galfer discs I had, one measured 4.85mm and the other was 5.20mm. NEW, clearly bolting these on with origional mounting hardware, clamps the disc solid to the wheel with no scope for any movement whatsoever.

Supllier said all Gallfer discs should be 5mm, which if they were are clearly not suitable as a bolt on replacement for a 4.5mm disc.

They did look good though.

 

[VAL. H.]

Is there something amiss with the linked braking on the 1200GS. When my bike had done 5000 miles I took it in for a warranty job and was told my rear pads were knackered. As I was used to using the rear pedal on earlier bikes I asumed that the combination of linked braking plus my right foot was putting too much pressure on them. The bike has now done 18,000 miles and I never use the rear brake pedal but have just fitted the fourth set of rear pads. While I was at it I thought the original front pads must be due for a change but when I removed them and compared the friction thickness to the new set discovered they would probably be good for another 10,000 miles.

It seems that the bike needs about 6 sets of rear pads for every 1 set of front ones.

I appreciate that there is only one rear disc and its quite small but most bikes are same and on other bikes I have owned I hardly ever changed the rear pads. Either the software is overusing the rear brake or the disc is grealy undersized. It seems a major failing for a bike to have brake pads that are only just able to handle the mileage between service intervals with the risk that use of the right foot will wear them out entirely and then it's metal to metal until the next service - which does not do the discs a power of good.,

The only plus point is the pads are cheap and quick and easy to change.

This is exactly why I want to fit an arfter market disc. My bike has over 30'000mls and I starting to get a little concerned about the wear to the disc as it was condemd at 18'000 mls.

The breaks are linked by the front brake leaver, making it the break that will always come on whenever using the breaks.
Nice idea, but not when the disc is made of putty.


Ref the front pads: I still have about half the materlial left. Why is that, when the rears are finished after only seven K ???

 

[VAL. H.]

or EBC
http://www.brakes4u.co.uk/products.asp?id=3899

thanks Dean, just sent them a message.


The Galfer, are these the wundelicht ones?

Ta, Val.

 

[Jon P]

For some reason all of the oil head GSs are heavy on rear brakes - either pads discs or both! Noone has ever given me a good explanation why this is so...........besides the bleedin obvious that they are veery soft...........maybe too soft? - and for what reason.

While on the subject how is it that the front discs seem to warp so easliy as well?