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madski
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Post subject: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:11 pm |
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On a track/race only bike that is - how far do you let them go before replacing? Enough to say pass (state) inspection or less (or more)?
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sideshowbob
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:54 pm |
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I don't go that far down BUT if you look at Matts brakes the last time at CMP they were really donw to a minimum and he is way better than me on the brakes.
I imagine it's a personal thing,if you feel like it's starting to fad consistantly I would say change them.
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stevedave
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:06 pm |
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I mainly go by the wear bars. If the wear bars are gone and there is still pad and you only have a session or two, you'll be fine.
And definitely check them, don't depend on the tech inspection to do it for you. As much as I love Lenny, and appreciate him letting me through tech, he warned me my brake pads were getting low but passed me anyway. After I got home I pulled out the pads and had absolutely no pad left. Surprised I did not destroy my rotors from metal-on-metal. So learn from me, do your due diligence and check them regularly (this is for everyone, not for Mike since he is more anal about his bike than most people).
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madski
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:21 pm |
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I need to pull the calipers and take a closer look. They are getting close to the end of their useful lives. I really wish Vesrah made pads for my bike. Their pads I had in the Gix were phenominal. I have CL's in there now and I'm hardly in love.
Anyone have any suggestions while we're at it?
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:43 am |
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sideshowbob wrote: I don't go that far down BUT if you look at Matts brakes the last time at CMP they were really donw to a minimum and he is way better than me on the brakes.
I imagine it's a personal thing,if you feel like it's starting to fad consistantly I would say change them. Those pads at CMP were much thinner than I expected. IIRC they were brand new when we did the 2 CMP days in November, I did 1 more CMP day in Feb, 1 CMP day in March and had to replace them halfway through our 2nd March CMP day. So they didn't last a full 5 CMP track days. I expected them to last longer, but CMP is hell on brakes (and tires). As with tires, I try to run my brake pads for as long as I can. Unless they are completely shagged, I keep the old pads in my tool box. I try to keep a brand new set of brake pads in my tool box, but some times in a pinch, swapping out a pad or two with "take offs" can get you through the rest of your track day (which is what I did in CMP).
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madski
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:50 am |
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What pads were you running Matt?
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bacolmm
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:03 pm |
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madski wrote: What pads were you running Matt? Vesrah RJL
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GixxrSixxr
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Post subject: Re: Brake pads - how low before tossing? Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:16 pm |
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ill go as low as i can until they say something at tech. last time i was at jersey i had new pads on and they told me they were low
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