Checking Brake Discs and Front Brake Pads

[Grumpy Goat]

[Olgry1]

Nice video Wayne.
If I remember correctly you have around 30K miles on the bike. I assume those pads are the original pads?
I have been surprised how long stock BMW brake pads last. I just checked the pads on my K16GT and with 18K on them the front pads should be good for at least another 10K miles. The rear pads may need to be changed before 10K miles.

[darrell]

At 70,000 miles I still have the original pads on my R1200RS. Going to change the rear pads in the spring when I install a new set of tires but the front pads are good for another set or two of tires. Will replace with BMW OEM pads and not buy some cheaper pads to save a few dollars with getting these miles on these OEM pads. Some might say I ride slow enough I don't need my brakes as can just put my boot down to stop. My boot soles also have 70,000 miles on them and are good for another riding season.

[Grumpy Goat]

Nice video Wayne.
If I remember correctly you have around 30K miles on the bike. I assume those pads are the original pads?
I have been surprised how long stock BMW brake pads last. I just checked the pads on my K16GT and with 18K on them the front pads should be good for at least another 10K miles. The rear pads may need to be changed before 10K miles.

John you remember well. Thre bike has about 32k miles now and the brakes will definitely last past 50k or more. It's just that I has heard a little brake squeal the other day and thought that it was time to change the pads but yesterday's exercise clearly proved that wrong. I can certainly understand Darrell's 70k on his original pads. So now I have a Carbon Lorraine pad set to install whenever. I was also very pleased to see the evenness of wear side to side and front to rear.

I had a nice half of the video on the rear brakes but I messed up and thought I had pressed the record button when I hadn't. By the time I discovered the problem I didn't feel like seeing it all back up to stage the video. So it will have to wait for another day. Only takes literally one minute to remove the pads so the whole job should take 5 minutes proper.

Hard pads mean less friction and less stopping power, but also less brake dust, so depending on how you ride the trade of may be worth it. I just love that the pads can be changed so easily even with caliper removal.

[Grumpy Goat]

... Some might say I ride slow enough I don't need my brakes as can just put my boot down to stop. My boot soles also have 70,000 miles on them and are good for another riding season.

Haha ... . You don't ride that slow, and with all the riding up and down, plus the load with panniers and other luggage, your riding is pretty typical so the pad performance is probably as-designed.

[Olgry1]

At 70,000 miles I still have the original pads on my R1200RS. Going to change the rear pads in the spring when I install a new set of tires but the front pads are good for another set or two of tires. I'm certainly to replace with BMW OEM pads and not buy some cheaper pads to save a few dollars with getting these miles on these OEM pads. Some might say I ride slow enough I don't need my brakes as can just put my boot down to stop. My boot soles also have 70,000 miles on them and are good for another riding season.

Can you teach me "just put my boot down to stop" technique?

I agree.... BMW OEM pads may be a little pricey but they perform well and seem to last forever.