Yum, yum rear pads for lunch!

[TheJoker]

actually a quite big maintenance job, Joker: not only the brain transplant but also the shoulder...and almost 4.000 pounds to repair the Ducati...you know with all these unecessary carbon parts...he crashed at 25 miles/hour...

Hey Joker what do you mean by updating the software ????

999R is an essspensive bike to play with... Too expensive for the return IMO But but... if that's what one fancies

The software update refers to the, erhm... BMW R1200GS software update, which smooths out the engine - if you have a new bike, yours shouldn't have a problem. Mine did. Do a search and you will find

 

[clerici]

rear pads Ok at 6000 mile service - I try and anticipate the road ahead enough to rely (mostly) on engine braking, the only time I conciously use the rear on its own is at v low speeds - obviously the front lever uses both f and rear....so I guess I use the gear box a lot...

 

[nadeem]

Ant - so you'll be replacing the gearbox at 12,000 miles....

 

[shedracer]

I try and anticipate the road ahead enough to rely (mostly) on engine braking, the only time I conciously use the rear on its own is at v low speeds - obviously the front lever uses both f and rear....so I guess I use the gear box a lot...

Same with me.

 

[drdata]

dealer says sintered are used on integral ABS. Sintered has metal so is harder. A lot less dust on my rear wheel. I have started some threads about this debate, but there seems little interest; Max BMW list only organic, and some folks seem to get a lot more miles out of their pads. I suspect that the bikes come with what ever material is handy.

Cheers

PS> Issued PN 34 21 7 660 281

Came with warning for Integral ABS only.

 

[GSmonkey]

Count me in to the 'heavy foot club'. New set of pads + rear tyre every 4k

 

[shedracer]

Just had my 12000 mile service and rear pads are still only just over half worn (I checked them against the ones I bought back in febuary, thinking I might have to change them soon)! Guess my riding style is friendly to my rear pads.

And NO I`m not a slow rider.

 

[Wraithwrider]

If you brake you are a coward says my cousin riding a Ducati 999 R....

I'd say that if you don't brake you're actually going into corners far too slowly!

Checked mine today at 4,200 miles and just before another 3,000+ over two weeks starting next wednesday (yippee).

I think I'd better keep an eye on em.

Lots of black dust on the rear wheel makes me suspect they're organic too.

Do you think that I should order some tomorrow just in case?

Peter

 

[drdata]

Wraith,

Are you checking via pad thickness or the inspection bore? I assume the former, as you are clue.full. Seems the inspection bore is more of binary idiot switch. "see disk, you waited too long". I was just starting to see some light around the edges, and had less than one mm on the inside pad.

The drag is that the linking means if you do push it too far there is little way to avoid munging the rotor, unless you induce a servo fault to disabling linking; switching off ABS does not cut it.

FWIW, I use a lot of brake, and tended to beheavy on the erar. I got to 9.3K.

Cheers

 

[Wraithwrider]

Thanx DrData

The inspection bore is as you say a bit late for me about to go on my hols, it's fine at the moment though.

I very rarely use the back brake by itself on the 1200, took a while to get out of the pedal habit though.

I'm not a demon braker, except for roundabouts, of which we have loads of examples here in Blighty.

Peter

 

[Mouse]

EBC rear pads still going strong after 10k miles.

No visible disc wear either.

 

[GSmonkey]

....if anybody wants to do my commute into London without brakes please tell me, I'd love to watch

 

[Wraithwrider]

Dr Data

Many thanks for that part No. I ordered some from Jefferies yesterday pm and they arrived today.

From the dust on my rear wheel I'd say that I've probably got organic pads fitted to my ABS bike.

I was going to take the new pads with me on the big trip but I think I'll change them before I go. Will update on what pads were originally installed.

Peter

 

[Franky]

Do you think that the ABS bikes wear out rear pads quicker than the none abs type? when the front brake is applied the rear also is used where as on a none ABS bike you're in control of the brakes!? Just a thought.

 

[drdata]

Do you think that the ABS bikes wear out rear pads quicker than the none abs type? when the front brake is applied the rear also is used where as on a none ABS bike you're in control of the brakes!? Just a thought.

For sure. Manually adding rear does not help. Still, the servo boost applies a lot of force, linkes or not, and this is why sintered pads are speced. Harder pads last longer, at expense of rotor wear.