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Originally Posted by Pickaxe
Not wishing to enter into a 'use of brakes' thread and I admit, I am a big user of the rear brake. However, the rear pads on my 06 are worn out at just less than 5000 miles.
Dave
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That does seem a bit excessive, but i guess if you are a little hard on them it could be about right. If you are using the back brake alone then that sort of mileage would make sense.
I use my rear brake all the time, but only to settle the back end down before i bring the fronts in then i let off the rear. I find it helps stop the dive a fair bit.
The rear wheel also does get covered in krud much more than the rear so grit and stuff is going to get in there.
Like all things, if you treat your brakes to a regular check over, they should be ok. The rear caliper on the Tiger has been known to seize where owners have not kept the pins clean and copper greased.
