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Several months ago I bought the usual items to have a go at servicing the bike myself. Did the front and rear brake pads today and it went fine with little problem. I surprised myself as this was the first time I had tackled brakes on any of my wings and it appears to be a simple job. Biggest job was removing the chrome aftermarket covers etc to get at the caliper on the front. Also the pin was very tight to get off.
I put in the original Honda Pads despite the heavy price of them as I like to feel confident in my brakes. My bike has done 14,000 on the original pads and I felt sure they were in desperate need of replacement. I had been noticing a little rear brake fade when slow riding in parades etc. When I got the front pads out they were well down and needed replaced. The rear brakes however had loads of wear left in them, in fact there was not a lot of difference between them and the new ones. Again having them out I changed them anyway.
Anyone else noticed very little wear in their rear brake pads or could I have a problem. I checked the rear brake at the end of the job and it was certainly stopping the rear wheel ok. I just thought it a little odd given the mileage that there was very little sign of wear on the pads. I won't know if the problem with brake fad has disappeared until i get the chance to test it on a parade etc.
Several months ago I bought the usual items to have a go at servicing the bike myself. Did the front and rear brake pads today and it went fine with little problem. I surprised myself as this was the first time I had tackled brakes on any of my wings and it appears to be a simple job. Biggest job was removing the chrome aftermarket covers etc to get at the caliper on the front. Also the pin was very tight to get off.
I put in the original Honda Pads despite the heavy price of them as I like to feel confident in my brakes. My bike has done 14,000 on the original pads and I felt sure they were in desperate need of replacement. I had been noticing a little rear brake fade when slow riding in parades etc. When I got the front pads out they were well down and needed replaced. The rear brakes however had loads of wear left in them, in fact there was not a lot of difference between them and the new ones. Again having them out I changed them anyway.
Anyone else noticed very little wear in their rear brake pads or could I have a problem. I checked the rear brake at the end of the job and it was certainly stopping the rear wheel ok. I just thought it a little odd given the mileage that there was very little sign of wear on the pads. I won't know if the problem with brake fad has disappeared until i get the chance to test it on a parade etc.