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Westtnpioneer
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Is anyone having front brake issues? I have 295 miles on mine and the driver side is completely gone and they are factory back ordered. The passenger side isn't far behind.
Westtnpioneer said:Is anyone having front brake issues? I have 295 miles on mine and the driver side is completely gone and they are factory back ordered. The passenger side isn't far behind.
Hondasxs said:This is not good news. My parts dealer says the pads are on back order. Also they are EXPENSIVE. MSRP $78.87 a side. OMG.
I looked for a cross on Japanese motorcycle pads but had no luck.
I can get a full set (all 6 pads) of Japanese pads for my Rincon for $40.
Luckily the rear is the same as the Rincon and the 420FA's so. thats a plus.
Dick said:Curious if you guys are using A Arm guards?
wyo700 said:This for sure is not a good thing. Calipers have to be sticking. But also makes me think that if calipers were sticking to the point of wearing the pads down that the smell of hot brakes would be there at some point. I have almost 300 miles on my pioneer. I will have to give mine a quick check tonight. I went on about a 40 miles ride yesterday and never did notice squeaking or bad breaks. I will also pull out my spark arrester again to check it. Although I did not have any power loss or stalling issues yesterday.
Your right. Why did I not check into that.JoeyG said:I just changed mine at 800 miles. I ordered the pads for the big red b/c they were half the cost of the Pioneer. They are installed and work fine. Two differences though. 1. The "squeeler" is on the top of the new pads versys the bottom of the old pads, but there were no clearance issues. 2. The material the new pad is made of looks a little different from the stock ones. There may be a difference in the specs (heat/friction rating) but the machine stops just like it did with the stock ones. Put about 50 miles on the new ones this weekend and no problems.
JoeyG said:I just changed mine at 800 miles. I ordered the pads for the big red b/c they were half the cost of the Pioneer. They are installed and work fine. Two differences though. 1. The "squeeler" is on the top of the new pads versys the bottom of the old pads, but there were no clearance issues. 2. The material the new pad is made of looks a little different from the stock ones. There may be a difference in the specs (heat/friction rating) but the machine stops just like it did with the stock ones. Put about 50 miles on the new ones this weekend and no problems.
Westtnpioneer said:Just out of curiosity my vin is 145. Those that are having problems are you close to my vin?