front brake pads

[Eddie]

Echoing Jeff's last line--- I guess I'm what one might call an aggressive braker. The OEM pads on my GL1800 are >50% gone at 13k miles and the fronts on the 09' KLR were getting thin when I replaced them recently at 8k+ miles. Note: I went ahead & changed pads while I had everything at hand to install a set of braided steel lines. The DL1000 I had went through one set of front pads and *four* sets of rear pads in 36,000 miles and I am partial to front brakes. I've had two successive 89' Honda Transalps (single front disc like the KLR). OEM pads were gone by 6k-7k miles. I switched out to EBC Kevlars and never changed them again & I rode both bikes past 35k miles each before selling them. So, pad compound does make a difference, I guess. -eddie *********

> I don't have personal experience with Galfer brake pads. > > On my 2003 KLR650 I am still on the stock pads with about 31,000 miles > which is right around 50,000 km if I did the conversion correctly. I > still have another 5-10,000 miles left on the pads. > > I suppose it could be the pad composition or the rider's braking habits. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline