how many miles have others been getting before having to change

 

That's just gonna depend on how you ride at the end of the day - mine is 8000 in and no requirement to change is near yet. I generally ride it in open country where as my Yamaha does a lot of riding miles into London with constant filtering and this meant I'd done the back brake pads in les than 6000 miles.

 

15,000 before the brake pads were replaced.

 

Change my rear pads every other tire change. Front are easier to see, change them when they make noise or are thin.

Riding style and conditions are different for everyone. This is just what works for me.

 

My fronts are rock solid, but the reas were replaced at 7200 miles....

I guess 3 trips to the twisted sisters and 2 runs up and down Highway 7 in Arkansas wore them out.

Easy change out with a shop manual.

Ride on.....

 

like everyone said , depends on your riding style and where you ride, are you having a significant wear problems , that could indicate a stuck caliper, but it would wear a set of pads very very quickly if it was stuck and would feel the brake drigging too

 

I just replaced the rear tire on my 2011 Limited (20,000 miles) and while doing so I checked the rear pads. New ones are .150 thick (factory pads), mine were .135. So in 20k miles my pads are worn 10%. If they continue at that same rate I'll be rebuilding the engine before I replace the rear brake pads.

As for the fronts, mine appear to be approximately 30-40% worn (visually).

Assuming no mechanical issues, riding conditions and rider habits are the two most significant factors effecting brake pad life.

 

My brakes lasted 25,000 miles.

 

My rear brake pads lasted 10,000 miles. Just changed them on Tuesday. Plenty left on the front pads. Don't use them too much.

 

Whadya mean you don't use your front brakes??? Your missin' 70% of yer stoppin' power!!!