Brake pad issue

[UglyMotha™]

after about 5 rides my rear brake pads are roached clean to the metal what gives, is it my rotor, it's a braking wave but i used the braking sintered metal pads with it which said they were supposed to be long wear, i used to only have change my stock brake pads (with the stock rotor) once or twice a year but at this rate with my new setup i'll be doin it once a month anybody else have any experience with this how often are you replacing pads

[muff]

well now that your pads are worn right to the metal they are scratching up your rotor, so when you put on the new pads the rotor just rips the pads apart

when you need to do is sand the brake rotor nice and smooth and remove all of the scratches in it

you have removed your parking brake right

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by muff
well now that your pads are worn right to the metal they are scratching up your rotor, so when you put on the new pads the rotor just rips the pads apart

when you need to do is sand the brake rotor nice and smooth and remove all of the scratches in it

you have removed your parking brake right

it was a brand spanking new so that should have nothing to do with it, there's no marks in the rotor, i caught it just in time there's a bout a thousandths of the pad left so theres no damage to the rotor and yes the p-brake is removed with a nacs block off in its place

[Taco]

try some stock pads on it. I have never had another set of pads last as long as OEM.

[400ex45]

i have to change mine about 3 to 5 rides it depends on what you do to if you ride in lots of mud and dirt you will eat them up quick.

[UglyMotha™]

well memorial day weekend was nothing but mud saturday sunday and monday, and i rode hard, so that can be the problem i guess i'll give the oem a try thats all i use to run and got good wear out of them but i figured the aftermarket rotor would eat em up i gues i won't know until i try em

[GNCC#829]

I heard this from an ATV shop.
The first time that you ride after putting on new pads, ride the brakes for a minute or two. This gets the pad hot. When it cools, it hardens itself harder than new. They should last longer if you do this.

Originally posted by Taco
try some stock pads on it. I have never had another set of pads last as long as OEM.

I have not had any last longer yet either.

Now one way to stop wearing the pads so quick is to stop dragging the brake

[DEAL]

I have Ebc pads and they last me 3 to 4 months... but I also don't ride in much water...

[toby400ex]

I think its the mud, i had brand new stock pads on and they were down to bare metal after maybe 4 hour of riding, not even hard riding.