This is somewhat related to the discussion about pad prices,
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=3437.0
but I think it deserves its own topic.
I'm at 9,200 miles. Thought the rear pads were getting a little thin, been watching them but I hadn't pulled them to check properly. Had I done that I would have replaced them 1000 miles ago. Don't like that bit of metal-to-metal on the outer edge... So that makes 8000 miles out of a set of rear pads. I've never had that little on any bike, and normally I'm wearing out fronts before the rears (fronts are about 1/2 worn currently).
I can only guess that the linked brakes are the culprit - on "normal" bikes I don't use the rear so much. Maybe I need to change my technique? Rear brake first to unlink them, then get on the front and off the rear? That would be the way to do it to get as close to "normal" as possible, right? Not the way I prefer to ride though.
Anyway, not that big a deal. Pads are $22 from Stadium Yamaha
http://www.stadiumyamaha.com/pages/OemParts?aribrand=YAM#/Yamaha/SUPER_TENERE_-_XTZ12BL_-_2012/REAR_BRAKE_CALIPER/XTZ12BL_%282012_MOTORCYCLE%29/REAR_BRAKE_CALIPER_%28XTZ12BL_-_2012%29
I'm going to order some fronts while I'm there, $33 per side seems pretty reasonable.
The thing that's more troubling is the amount of wear on the disk. Lots of noticeable grooves, while the front discs are nice and flat. It's hard to see the grooves in the pic, but you can feel them. Not really a worry now, but what's it going to be like at 30,000 miles? New disc time? Should I think about a warranty claim?
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=3437.0
but I think it deserves its own topic.
I'm at 9,200 miles. Thought the rear pads were getting a little thin, been watching them but I hadn't pulled them to check properly. Had I done that I would have replaced them 1000 miles ago. Don't like that bit of metal-to-metal on the outer edge... So that makes 8000 miles out of a set of rear pads. I've never had that little on any bike, and normally I'm wearing out fronts before the rears (fronts are about 1/2 worn currently).
I can only guess that the linked brakes are the culprit - on "normal" bikes I don't use the rear so much. Maybe I need to change my technique? Rear brake first to unlink them, then get on the front and off the rear? That would be the way to do it to get as close to "normal" as possible, right? Not the way I prefer to ride though.
Anyway, not that big a deal. Pads are $22 from Stadium Yamaha
http://www.stadiumyamaha.com/pages/OemParts?aribrand=YAM#/Yamaha/SUPER_TENERE_-_XTZ12BL_-_2012/REAR_BRAKE_CALIPER/XTZ12BL_%282012_MOTORCYCLE%29/REAR_BRAKE_CALIPER_%28XTZ12BL_-_2012%29
I'm going to order some fronts while I'm there, $33 per side seems pretty reasonable.
The thing that's more troubling is the amount of wear on the disk. Lots of noticeable grooves, while the front discs are nice and flat. It's hard to see the grooves in the pic, but you can feel them. Not really a worry now, but what's it going to be like at 30,000 miles? New disc time? Should I think about a warranty claim?