Hey guys my front wheel is off and my rotors arent looking so great so i purchased a set of ss polished superspoke rotors but question Is my pads have lots of life left..is it absolutely necessary to get new pads for the new rotors? Thanks

 

I always kind of looked at it like a car, you really want the new surfaces to seat together. I don't do brakes on my car without turning the rotors and vice versa. When I replaced my rotors, I put on new pads at the same time. They're not expensive and just cheap insurance. At least that's the theory I rolled with. Good luck.

 

Lightly sand the glaze off your pads and they will seat in on the new rotors fine.

 

What he said

 

What grit works best?thx!

 

Put a new tire and wheel on at Bikes Blues and BBQ last year. Was going to put on new pads with those nice new shiny rotors. the guy said you have over half left, no need.

but i will say this... the first time you take it out for a ride, it will take a few stops for those pads to seat real well. When I left the parking lot and got to the highway, i thought i was being real careful. still spooked me a little as to how little brakes i had, especially on the front. by the time i got back to the motel to get the wife (i was first in line that morning to get my tire/wheel put on), they were back to normal.

 

New pads are not necessary. I changed out stock rotors with polished SS at 10k miles. Gave the pads a light scrub with 200 sandpaper and braked softly for the first 75-100 miles. Have 26k miles now and the brakes have been fine.

 

A 150 grit would be fine

 

Thx fellas

 

Get new aftermarket pads,less dust and a little less wear on those rotors. A thousand miles and the rotors have that dull wear pattern.