listen to my brakes

The attached video is crude but is audio is what is important. I noticed the sound of my front brakes were louder than usual last time I got off the bike on Sunday. Does this sound normal to you? The bike only has 4000 miles on the original brakes. How long do brake pads last? I do not think I am harsh with them. Please listen and tell me what you think. Should I be concerned?

what causes glazing? Why would this be happening?

Or if you chose to let your wife learn how to ride on one of your bikes.

No that causes about $500 in damage. trust me

Oh, I trust you...thats gotta hurt, although I love getting my wife out on the bike.

OK, on a serious note...my front brakes did that after I took it off to change the tire. Turned out one of the pistons in the brake caliper was sticking and that was causing a little bit of rubbing. I removed the pads and cleaned the assembly and it was good as new.

next time you pull hte wheel off, run your pistons out on the brakes and apply a touch of antieze on them, or high temp grease

Never thought of that...would that cause any problems in the future?

Hmm. Grease? Wouldn't that attract dirt and dust? When I have my wheel off, I do remove the pads and clean the pistons with brake cleaner. I push them out and scrub with brake cleaner and an old toothbrush. I don't lube them with anything, however.

I would think that any fluid could possibly cause a problem in the future. I hae seen grease after some use and I would imagine that would impair the movement of the piston eventually if not right away. Also would the brakes have the same feel...will it stick?

I was going to ride this weekend. I think instead I will pull the wheel off and inspect everything. I am not sure what I will be lookking at but will take some pics.

I have taken apart the brakes. I cannot see any offhand that looks to be a problem. Please take a look at some of some pics to see if anybody can see any problems. I guess I am going to shotgun the whole issue and clean teh calipers with brake creaner and replace the pads with fresh ones. I assume that buying Honda factory pads should be ok.

Please give opinions.....

For safe measure change the pads and scuff the disc with a scotcbrite pad to remove the old compound off them. Stock pads are fine for the street and some track.



My, what Big Chicken strips you have

Why replace your pads? Just clean your calipers, ScotchBrite your rotors, and head to a parking lot to do a couple controlled hard stops. All will be well again.

Smart Ass.

Yes, I have not been to a track. And about the only lean angle you are going to find in the state are the clover leafs on the interstate which is no place to to be adventurous.

As for cleanup, how much scrubbing of the disc is needed?

How many more miles will I get out of pads for normal wear?

I'm not the right person to ask about 'normal wear' to be perfectly honest.
The OEM pads that were on my 600RR had a ton of meat on them when I got it and were dangerously thin when I replaced them after only a handful of track days.

Don't have to scrub the disc long, just scuff it up for a minute or so.

Tires look WAY different than mine! The centers on mine are the best part, I have rubber shavings coming off the edges!