Tyres, Brakes and Suspension » 1 year and only 5,000 miles!!!

Tomorrow My Man will change my brake fluid. One of the “simple” jobs I leave to others.

I’m puzzled why my rear pads have lasted only 5,000 miles and 1 year. Since He pointed out at annual MOT test (UK) that pads were low.

I can’t feel any drag on the rear wheel. Caliper seems ok.

My replacement Ferodo pads are “in transit” so expecting to replace them end of month.

Bit of a puzzle.

Depends on use . My Tiger1200XCX went through rear pads about every 7 k , but I use rear in many maneuvers. The 2023 RS I have now has 10,300 miles and rear pads are still near new thickness . I do all the same things with the RS as the Tiger and both bikes use the same style rear caliper and mount location .

my bike was in for regular service with 12k miles last week and the tech said the rear pads have about 1k-2k left in them while the fronts were good and asked if I want to replace them or come back later. I've had them replaced as we just did 2-up 2k miles last week.

I use the rear quite a bit to maneuver while filtering on my daily commute and to make the braking smoother when riding 2-up which is a lot so ~12k out of a set of pads is fine by me.

18k service (17589miles) in july and brake pads front and rear were noted as 20%wear - 4.45.4.45 front disk and 4.95 rear.
Probably why I can get 10k out of a set of most sets of tyres, up to 12 k unless changing for a trip
None of my bikes R1200ST - OE pads at nearlt 40k, original wheel bearings - see other threads.
R1200S, R1200R and the 2015 R1200SE all around 18-20k miles and none needed brake pads.
Riding like a granny and using shoes like fred flinstone for brakes may be a guide!

The R12xxRS has linked brakes. Using the front lever applies both front and rear brakes, while using the rear lever applies rear brake only.
This should distribute wear pretty evenly between front and rear I would think.
Maybe those of us with excessive rear pad wear tend to favour the rear brake more.
I use front lever only almost all the time, and all my original pads are still good at 30k Kms.

I also use the front brake lever on its own for all normal riding. And I haven’t been on track for 2 years.

Only touch the rear pedal for slow manoeuvring. And, the lower & wider set pegs make the brake pedal a longer stretch so I know I’m not dragging the brake.

Since new, Front pads have lasted 17,600, 16,800 and currently at 14,800. So theoretically could run to 20K.

Rear pads lasted 17,600 then 26,200, but now have reached the groove at 5,300.

Today, my man told me the Caliper is fine. Asked if I drag the pedal.

Still a puzzle.

I ordered identical Ferodo pads a few weeks ago and they’re on long delivery from Sportsbikeshop.

ps - my brake fluid change cost £20.

A set of EBC pads dropped through the letter box so I can sleep easy with new pads in near future.