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Just curious on what other bonnie/thruxton riders are experiencing. i replaced the rear brake pads today after checking them out this morning and being surprised that almost all the brake material was worn off, especially on the inside pad. both pads were in need of replacement, but the inside pad was noticably worse.
when i was at the dealer picking up new pads there was a guy with a bonnie, just over a year old (my thrux is abot 15-16 months old, 8200 miles) and he was replacing his rear pads too, and descbibed the same exact thing i did, and we both hardly use our rear brake. i only use it at a stop light when i am at a standstill while keeping my left foot on the ground, and then occasionally if i need a hint of braking in a turn i will feather the rear brake. also occasionally use it with the front when stopping, but the front takes the brunt of it. i replaced the front pads last year after a crash just because i blew up the master cylinder, and figured what the heck, i might as well replace them now, but they were only maybe 60% gone.
just curious what everyone else has experienced.
when i was at the dealer picking up new pads there was a guy with a bonnie, just over a year old (my thrux is abot 15-16 months old, 8200 miles) and he was replacing his rear pads too, and descbibed the same exact thing i did, and we both hardly use our rear brake. i only use it at a stop light when i am at a standstill while keeping my left foot on the ground, and then occasionally if i need a hint of braking in a turn i will feather the rear brake. also occasionally use it with the front when stopping, but the front takes the brunt of it. i replaced the front pads last year after a crash just because i blew up the master cylinder, and figured what the heck, i might as well replace them now, but they were only maybe 60% gone.
just curious what everyone else has experienced.