Brake Pad Life
05-22-2010, 05:19 AM
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Brake Pad Life
Assuming average conditions (whatever that really means), what would be the typical expected life for front brake pads on a Softail?
05-22-2010, 06:05 AM
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436,231 stops. How many are you up to?
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05-22-2010, 06:22 AM
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It is all in how the driver stops. Do you down shift? Do you stop with the rear brake also? Do you ride a passenger? Do you slam on the brakes at the last second? I would say in my experience about 10,000 miles would be an average. I have seen bikes go as little as 7000 miles, and as much as 20,000 miles on a set of front pads. I am sure there are some people here that have gotten even more miles on their pads, but this is just my experience with friends and people I have worked on their bikes.
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I must be doing something wrong... after I got rid of the HD factory **** for pads, I have 50,000 miles on a set of after market pads.
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I must be doing something wrong... after I got rid of the HD factory **** for pads, I have 50,000 miles on a set of after market pads.
Nice!! What brand are the pads you put on?
05-22-2010, 10:03 AM
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Nice!! What brand are the pads you put on?
+1 -- I've never gotten more than maybe 15K miles pad life on any bike!
05-22-2010, 10:41 AM
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Nice!! What brand are the pads you put on?
Carolina biker on ebay... complete set (front and rear) $30.95 + $4.60 S&H... $35.55 Total
05-22-2010, 12:47 PM
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Carolina biker on ebay... complete set (front and rear) $30.95 + $4.60 S&H... $35.55 Total
Thanks! Am going to look them up. Do you get about the same mileage on the rear brakes?
05-22-2010, 12:50 PM
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Carolina biker on ebay... complete set (front and rear) $30.95 + $4.60 S&H... $35.55 Total
Can't seem to locate them. Have a link?
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