dull pad life

[creepy]

anyone out there tell me what they get out of a set of rear brake pads on a 600 i'm getting about 2500 miles,there not binding i've got freeplay at the pedal and i dont ride with my foot resting on the pedal,i do use the bike for commuting but i've never had this prob on my previous bikes!is this normal?
thanks in advance!
creepy

[fatbloke]

I'm on 4500 miles so far and theres loads of wear left

[CK & AK]

7,500+ on mine in the thou - and still fine :) - rear is prob still unused :D :lol:

race bike (600) has done all season so far - not mega miles, but lots of hard work tho :eek: - pads still fine there too.

[bod]

2500 for rear pads is way too little miles....jack the rear wheel up and check caliper isn't binding/slave clyider is't sticking!

[BoozyBOB]

hhmm...5k now and still lots on the rear..(oo..eer)..
has the bike been resting a while...as the callipers will be sticking...when i ride off i always do the old 'brake test' sometimes the rear bites a bit...but only if its been sitting for over a week...

not much help i know..but someone will be here soon to help you.. ;)

[Duncan]

18,000 miles on rears and 34,000 on fronts. Dont do towns though.

[creepy]

thanks for replies,bought new pads today fitting tomorrow,will go over job with fine tooth comb! bought pads from suzuki dealer,they stock them for a 125cc model,interesting!!!(not)
creepy

[Ratchet]

make sure the plunger in the master cylinder isnt binding, mine was due to corrosion from pin and scraped up bore, seemed ok when you tested it but ride for a while, and after a few uses back brake would stick on. Tried cleaning up, but body of pluger is plastic so ended up replaceing master cyl.