Featured Speed Trip. Rs Rear Brake Pads: Lifespan & Replacements

NIce bike with the SC can ! My fronts wore out in 6500 miles . Rear seems OK so far. Surely the rear caliper / pads are not a special build unique for this bike !? Maybe check part numbers and see if they can be cross referenced. I was offered Brembo or EBC by triumh (IIRC) went for Brembo as I was pleasd with the powerr and feel of them . Try taking your foot off the brake lever occasionbally ..

 

Wow! You must really use that rear brake a lot . I’m trying to think the last time I’ve used it, nope can’t remember. Wouldn’t think it would be difficult to find pads, we might have to stick with the OEM’s then. She looks good with the lowboy by the way .

 

[QUOTE“When i'm in traffic I almost exclusively use the rear brake.[/QUOTE]

My rides are all highway to canyon rides. No slow speed in town riding where I could use the rear brake. To be honest, there has been a few times I’ve needed to slow down rapidly going into a corner, so the rear brake is then used.
Let us know how you make out.

 

I'll share some photos once I pull them out. I ride the bike pretty hard and TC stays flashing. I wish there was a way to leave the bike in rider mode or at least the ability to turn it off or down in the other modes.[/QUOTE]
You certainly can turn traction control off.

 

[/QUOTE]” I ride the bike pretty hard and TC stays flashing. I wish there was a way to leave the bike in rider mode or at least the ability to turn it off or down in the other modes.[/QUOTE]

I like to ride it pretty hard as well and found that turning it off was a little to hairy for me (aka my ability). I also found that riding aggressively at high rpm’s with TC in sport or track mode would allow wheelies while leaned over exiting a corner, again not what I wanted at speeds around 140 km’s per hour. So I found that with TC in road mode the front wheel stays on the ground while leaned over at high rpm’s, but will rise a little one up right and out of a corner. This is my go to set up when really giving her the beans. Otherwise TC in track mode is far less intrusive and more entertaining.

 

Yeah I wish the bike would stay in what ever mode you were last in as well. How would you compare the power and torque to the FZ 09 to the RS? My brother has a 2015 FZ 09, and I find the torque delivery to be much more instant and harsh compared to the linear delivery of the RS. Your thoughts.

 

OhCrumOn
Brembo pads are pretty good. Most of the race boys use them. Another great pad I found is ferodo but can't seem to find them these days. And you know this is the first year I have not changed my pads in any of the bikes as I usually change them just as matter of course. Nice bikes by the way.
Regards
Joe.

 

Wow, quite bad for such low miles.
Think my bike has double that mileage, (and I do use the rear brake) and the pads will need changing soon, but there's lots of meat on them.
When you changed them, did the pistons move normally?
Could have been a bit of binding?

 

The bike I sold to buy my '19 Speed3 RS was a Ducati so I pretty much learned to ignore the rear brake pedal. The rear brake on a Ducati will almost keep you from rolling away if you're stopped on a perfectly flat surface and there isn't a breeze. Otherwise they're useless. So on my Speed Triple I just never use it, the rear wheel stays cleaner that way.

 

Like SteveRS 's rear tyre ! Pretty bad state !