 Average life of front sintered metal brake pads ?
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I knew somethine was up with my front brakes, but was surprised to find the pads down to the metal. These are sintered metal pads that I got from Newbonneville. They were put on shortly after I got the bike, so maybe 9,000 miles. I ride the bike around town a lot, so there is a bit of stop & go. I do try to use compression braking whenever I can.
Fortunately, I saved the original stock pads, so I put them on. But I'm wondering is 9,000 miles average life time for sintered metal brakes ?
Thanks,
Steve
Blue/White 2007 TBA, Thruxton needles, Unifilter, AI removed, Polaris Bellmouth, Bubs, Nology Coils/wires, Lightbar, Ricor Intiminators, Hagon Nitros, Tall Sissy Bar w/luggage rack, Dart flyscreen & Lowers. 130 Mains, TrueGel Battery MG12-BS.
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Saddle Sore
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9000 is not too bad, you can factor in weight, braking habits, traffic, salt on the road, etc. , but 9K ain't bad.
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If you're riding in uneven terrain, (uphill, downhill), that's also going to factor in. What do the rear look like? 
Keith
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AI removed, Pingle, UNI Filter, 1 shim, straight-through slash-cut TORs, Stage 1 DynaJet, 140 mains, 3 turns, 16/42 final drive, 115K
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Re: Average life of front sintered metal brake pads ?
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Loquacious
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... I'm wondering is 9,000 miles average life time for sintered metal brakes ?
For BA's, maybe. SM's have dual front brakes, so the pads would normally have a longer service life, subject to how & where used.
That sounds about right to me for organic rear pads, though.
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Check Pants
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Western Washington State is not a flat place, our hills are called mountains, East of the Mississippi.
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Re: Average life of front sintered metal brake pads ?
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Western Washington State is not a flat place, our hills are called mountains, East of the Mississippi.
Good point... 
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Thanks all.
I do a lot of riding around town, sitting in highway traffic and up in the mountains.
The rear pads are OK.
Looks like I'm going to have to replace the rotor. It's got these little nubs showing, so I know that's going to chew up the stock pads pretty quickly. This could be interesting.
Steve
Blue/White 2007 TBA, Thruxton needles, Unifilter, AI removed, Polaris Bellmouth, Bubs, Nology Coils/wires, Lightbar, Ricor Intiminators, Hagon Nitros, Tall Sissy Bar w/luggage rack, Dart flyscreen & Lowers. 130 Mains, TrueGel Battery MG12-BS.
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Any thoughts on this rotor, or should I stick with stock rotor replacement (haven't checked Triumph's pricing yet) http://www.powersportparts.net/EBC_Replacement_OE_Rotor_MD649_p/4457227.htmSteve
Blue/White 2007 TBA, Thruxton needles, Unifilter, AI removed, Polaris Bellmouth, Bubs, Nology Coils/wires, Lightbar, Ricor Intiminators, Hagon Nitros, Tall Sissy Bar w/luggage rack, Dart flyscreen & Lowers. 130 Mains, TrueGel Battery MG12-BS.
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