The new KING of maintenance frugality

[kballowe]

I think I could have got another 237 miles out of these brake pads.  I mean, I wasn't down to the bonding layer yet.
 

[Dirk_S]

237? I’m guessing at least 800. Throw ‘em back on and let’s open up a wagering pool!

[kballowe]

Single disc front with 25,xxx miles.  The other pad had about 1/8" left.

[n3303j]

Easy 3,000 more miles.
Just learn to use your horn.

[faffi]

Easy 3,000 more miles.
Just learn to use your horn.

I have more than 80k miles on my car and still plenty of material on the original pads. Usually do not keep bikes long enough to require change of brake pads, but I would assume at least 60 on the front pads and about the life of the bike for the rear. After all, brakes just slows you down

[Moparnut72]

I just turned 100K on my truck on the original pads. It has an engine brake so the wheel brakes see pretty light duty.
kk

[sdcr]

Just use the back brake and the gear box. Should be good for another 25,000….

[Motormike]

Just drag your feet like Fred Flintstone!  Then those pads will never wear out!

[rocker59]

Yeah, there's at least one long roadtrip left in those pads.

[motogoro]

Just use the back brake and the gear box. Should be good for another 25,000….

LOL!  as Keith Code would say 'your engine is not a brake' 
I wore out a Cal3 spline shaft at 44K doing just that LOL! 

[Perazzimx14]

If you were truly a member of the red suspender brigade you'd be looking for used set of brake pads to replace those 

[Ncdan]

Don’t listen to them Kev, it’s a trap!!!!😂

[SIR REAL ED]

If you were truly a member of the red suspender brigade you'd be looking for used set of brake pads to replace those 

If he really cared about his fellow tight wad Guzzi peers, he would be offering to sell those pads on this site.

A cut up wood painters stick and some gorilla glue will have those backing plates working as good as the OEM pads.

[Wayne Orwig]

How much do you want for those?




 

[Vagrant]

Just reverse them for another 25K.

[slopokes]

Youse guys are crazy— just disconnect them and stay on the freeway…

[SIR REAL ED]

How much do you want for those?

 

If you buy them, don't forget to sand the glaze off them before installing.

[Perazzimx14]

If you buy them, don't forget to sand the glaze off them before installing.

Pffff, you know how much sandpaper costs these days? Just rub them on the neighbor's concrete stoop to deglaze

[kballowe]

It's not like I don't have more experience in this area.... 2002 Jackal rear, I think.

 

[Tony F]

If you were truly a member of the red suspender brigade you'd be looking for used set of brake pads to replace those 

He only needs one pad, the other one still has 3mm left on it!

[kballowe]

He only needs one pad, the other one still has 3mm left on it!

Hey don't laugh.  I've actually done that !

[SIR REAL ED]

It's not like I don't have more experience in this area.... 2002 Jackal rear, I think.

 

kev,

they last a lot longer if you grease them properly before installing....

[kballowe]

kev,

they last a lot longer if you grease them properly before installing....

[faffi]

Many moons ago, Performance Bikes had an article about a dispatch rider who used his Suzuki RGV250 for work. When the rear brake pads wore out, he made new ones in wood. When they caught fire, he just kept using the brake pistons for friction, until they (well, I guess just one) fell out, After that, he learned to stop without a rear brake.

[faffi]

LOL!  as Keith Code would say 'your engine is not a brake' 
I wore out a Cal3 spline shaft at 44K doing just that LOL!

Why would splines wear out faster from engine braking than acceleration?

[nc43bsa]

Why would splines wear out faster from engine braking than acceleration?

Acceleration wears on one side of the splines, deceleration wears on the opposite side.

If you don't use the engine braking, the splines primarily only wear on one side.

[Perazzimx14]

Acceleration wears on one side of the splines, deceleration wears on the opposite side.

If you don't use the engine braking, the splines primarily only wear on one side.

I'm the same with tires. I only ride on the outside thread so I don't wear the inside out too fast 

[faffi]

I'm the same with tires. I only ride on the outside thread so I don't wear the inside out too fast 

 

[sdcr]

When you put those pads back in, don’t forget to bleed the brakes. I can send you some of my “recycled” brake fluid. And don’t worry, it’s already been pre-boiled.

[Tom]

Those are God sends compared to the cable pull drum brakes that Loops have.     You haven't lived till you've survived a panic stop with Loop drum brakes.