P500 First "Rock climb"

[KYhillbilly]

Went to change front brakes today and the Honda pads were still good. Lots of crud in the brakes so I cleaned everything up good and put on the new pads and saving the old ones for spares. Still getting a noise when braking but not as bad so maybe some crude in the back brakes. Will pull them tomorrow didn't have time today. I always complained about how spongy the old sealed brakes on my Foreman and Rancher were but never any trouble out of them.

 

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[William]

Well I am at 100 miles with the volar pads from d2 moto and about 1/3 of the pad is left. I have another set so after I use that set up I will try EBC brakes. It's very easy to change them but every 150 miles is too much!

 

[Deleted member 3748]

Well I am at 100 miles with the volar pads from d2 moto and about 1/3 of the pad is left. I have another set so after I use that set up I will try EBC brakes. It's very easy to change them but every 150 miles is too much!

I have over 1100 miles on my factory pads. But our mud holes are nothing like yours.

 

[William]

I have over 1100 miles on my factory pads. But our mud holes are nothing like yours.

And I really only use them going down really steep hills... it's got to be the sandy clay mud... I wish I could get a picture of the pads. The sandy mud is kind of inside the pads and now the pad is very porous. EBC next, then big red pads. If those disappoint I will go back to Honda pioneer pads...

 

[Deleted member 3748]

I don't use mine much either. Everyone who has problems with the pads rides in some kind of nasty mud.

 

[trigger]

I don't use mine much either. Everyone who has problems with the pads rides in some kind of nasty mud.

I remember someone telling me " oh, your brakes do work ", lol! I rarely use mine, don't need to very often, love the gears.

 

[Timmy]

That ride ate up about an 1/8th inch of brake pads. Metal to metal... I checked them before we went there... 319 miles is all they lasted...now just waiting for my pads to get here!

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I got 1200 miles on my first set of front brake pads.

 

[William]

The ride at piney hills and hollows used about half my brake pads... maybe 50 miles on them. Sandy sloppy thick mud and hills that make first gear and 4wd go too fast. Nobody's last in those conditions....