BMWGreenRT Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 Just got a new set of rear pads from BMW. One pad is a lot thinner than the other. They told me this is normal, but as I recall from prior pad changes the thickness was the same for both. Anyone have any input on this. Is this something new? Thanks
keithb Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 Totally normal to have one pad thinner that the other one. My rear brake pads look just like that on the bike right now. The same type of wear happens on a car as well. A little trick you can do with quite a few pads to get more wear out of them is to simply switch them. Outside pad for inside pad etc. Unfortunately, I cannot do this on the rear set but can on the front pads. KB Oh by the way, my buddy in Asheville just got a Tuono about 4 weeks ago and he loves it. He just put new Arrow cans on it and he says it sounds sweeeeeeet. Later.
AndyS Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 I have recently fitted a set of rear pads to my 1150RT. The righthand pad supplied by EBC is thicker than the inboard pad. Now, I find this odd as it is the inboard pad which wears significantly quicker than the outboard pad. Therefore one is left with discarding the outboard pad with a fair bit of life in it. I don't recall that EBC pads used to be like this. Ah well....
Al Navecky Jr Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 I see the same thing. What kind of milage do you guys get from a set of rear pad. I am only getting about 18K miles.
Stan Walker Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 What kind of milage do you guys get from a set of rear pad. Jan's '96 is still on the original rear pads at 76,000. Stan
AndyS Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 On my 1150RT, (and I know that the 1100RT is different) - I get about 8K for rear pads over the whole 43K miles of ownership - (This includes BMW and EBC pads). It also includes replacement disc and caliper on the rear with no change in life of pads. At about 26K I replaced the rubber boots and sliders, again, this made no difference to my pad life. I have never replaced the front pads. After analysing my riding style, I do tend to use the back brake for balancing the bike into bends, also, I think the servo set up biases the rear more than I realise. Although the mileage figure is low, I love this bike and the brakes (except when you hit a bump during application, when the bike 'Surfs'- this sensation is alarming). Your pad life - by my bike standard, is great, but by Stan's it is poor! Andy
AndyS Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hey Stan, Are you sure your rear brake caliper works at all? I can't get that mileage from any vehicles brake pads - even though the 1150's are servo'd. Andy
Mr. Frank Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I have 88K miles on my R1150RT and I'm on the original pads.
AndyS Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 What!!!!!! How straight are your roads? How long does your rear tyre last? Andy
majorpayne Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Just replaced my rear brake pads on my 1999 R1100RT last weekend. One of my pads was thinner then the other also. I only got 29K miles out of my rear here in the Colorado Rockies. I will take on the easy job of replacing these brakes in trade for our twisties.
Mr. Frank Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 What!!!!!! How straight are your roads? How long does your rear tyre last? Andy Roads are pretty straight around here but most of my miles are on long trips to interesting places which involve curves, mountains and hills. I get about 14K out of a rear tire (Dunlop, Michelin, Avon).
Stan Walker Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hey Stan, Are you sure your rear brake caliper works at all? I don't know, just how do you turn it on? Actually, the brake works fine on the '96 R1100RT but I almost never use the rear brake, mostly for holding me in place on a hill..... and a brake light switch. Same for the '02 R1150RT. 103,000 miles on my original rear pads. Almost never put any real pressure on the rear brake pedal (I do use it as it helps with the ice patch effect when going over a bump. The system seems to know that if your are using both brakes it doesn't need to cycle the ABS). Keep in mind that the early R1150RT brakes are set up differently from the later bikes and the whole system 're-balanced' because of overly sensitive rear pedal. Before you ask about the front pads I'll just tell you. 40K per set on the '96, 60K per set on the '02. Stan
Clive Liddell Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Jim M, Just addressing your one comment: Yes, the new BMW rear pads are different thicknesses possibly to allow for different wear rates between inner and outer pads.
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