I have been involved in the sport sinse 84.I have owned the following machines,84TRX200,Quadsport230,Quadracer250,86ATC2 50R(my fav) and now a 400ex.I am VERY happy with my 400 and was full of ***** about the raptor, but that does not change my brake situation.I did an experiment on saturday,when riding I did not use my rear brake all day and my pads were half gone!Now is that just complaining?Sounds like a problem to me.Of all the machines I owned in the past brake pads would last for months not hours!Where I come from 25 bucks a ride (for pads alone not including fuel for truck and quad) is not inexpensive it is very expensive.That's $100-$150 a month I could use to make my 400 go faster, but for me I have to spend it to just have rear brakes!!!!!!!!
I hate you think I am a complainer,if I am it does not seem I'm alone from what I see on this site about the rear brakes.