Brake pads

96 warrior · September 30, 2005, 02:52:28 PM

i was just wandering how long do your brake pads last

after like 3 weeks my pads are gone

o4250 · September 30, 2005, 03:16:15 PM

Time for some new spindles.

GSPKurt · September 30, 2005, 03:25:28 PM

Quote from: o4250 on September 30, 2005, 03:16:15 PM
Time for some new spindles.

Why?

yunt2ride · September 30, 2005, 04:01:03 PM

You must use your brakes a lot. Most quads will slow down by themselves without the use of brakes unless you do a lot of hill climbing.

96 warrior · September 30, 2005, 04:18:57 PM

i do use my brakes a lot and ride in a lot of mud,hills whenever i can

yunt2ride · September 30, 2005, 04:32:10 PM

Maybe slow down when you know that you are gonna have to stop and they may last longer. Let the transmission slow the quad down for you some.

Nightbreed · September 30, 2005, 07:31:07 PM

You said you ride in a bit of mud. That will do your pads in quickly. On a wet MX track I have wasted a set of pads in one night before.

You can also look into getting a better compound pad. There are some brands out there that will last longer than the cheaper pads.

Mike

GSPKurt · September 30, 2005, 08:48:53 PM

Quote from: Nightbreed on September 30, 2005, 07:31:07 PM
You said you ride in a bit of mud. That will do your pads in quickly. On a wet MX track I have wasted a set of pads in one night before.

You can also look into getting a better compound pad. There are some brands out there that will last longer than the cheaper pads.

Mike

Mike-
In your opinion, who makes the best pads for, say, an '05 Eiger

?
Kurt

gery350 · September 30, 2005, 09:47:29 PM

my sons warrior eats through pads like theres no tomorrow. given we do alot of mud riding. i also believe that a scored rotor eats them up alot quicker. but i have noticed that mud riding eats them twicwe as fast as trail riding. if we get three rides out of them we're doing good.

Chuck_Norris · September 30, 2005, 10:21:51 PM

ceramic pads are the next choice for me.

Nightbreed · September 30, 2005, 11:53:11 PM

Quote from: Chuck_Norris on September 30, 2005, 10:21:51 PM
ceramic pads are the next choice for me.

"SBS" ceramic are a very good choice.

96 warrior · October 01, 2005, 12:33:01 PM

i have tried the severe duty pads i didnt think they lasted that much longer

and i would say more than a bit of mud lol

Truegrit · October 02, 2005, 08:53:39 PM

I got just over 300 miles out of my stock pads on my '05. But it lives in the water and mud. Now I am using EBC Severe Duty. Just put them on So not sure How long they'll hold up. But from my past quads (utilities) 8-9 months is all I get out of most any brand. The EBC SD seem to hold up the best for me in the past.