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RE: [ST] Warped rotors
- Subject: RE: [ST] Warped rotors
- From: "Joel Ashman" <joel.ashman@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 17:24:59 -0500
Yup. I had it happen! And at only 4500 miles. Seems that my rear pads
wore out a tad early, and caused some minor scoring and warping. I caught
onto the warping right away and ceased using the rear break immediately
until I could get it to the shop. Turns out that they were able to save the
rotor with some minor polishing.
I never expected to go through a set of rear brakes in only 4500 miles.
Other than the feedback through the break pedal, I had no indication of the
condition of the pads, and having only ridden the bike for one summer, I
wasn't inclined to examine them until this spring.
I changed my rear brake pads on my DR350 at 12000 miles, and they could have
gone to 15000 IHO. And I used the rear brake all the time. I had changed
the front brake pads twice in that time period. I do use the rear brake,
but not nearly as hard as the front.
The moral... Keep a watch on those pads. Or find better aftermarket ones.
- --Joel
- -----Original Message-----
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Has anyone else had warped rotors? What would be the cause?
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Neil
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