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Are you guys talking about tires on an FJR, or your 21 speed bicycle??? 9,000 miles?
Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:28 pm
Hppants wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:30 pm
Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:01 am ... love the Dunlop Roadsmart 4's. Just crazy how good they are.
I agree - they are really (REALLY) good. Much more compliant than the RS3s, wet and dry grip is excellent, and me thinks I'll get 30-ish % more miles out of them.
I haven't checked my exact milage but it's close to 9,000. The front is scalloping some but looks like it has 4,000 miles or more left in tread depth. The back, I'm not sure. The center is obviously getting thinner but the sides have a LOT of tread left. I'm hitting a spot where I can't tell how much is left in the center to be safe. I'm sure I can easily get another 1,000 miles out of the back. That'll put them at 10,000 miles on a set. I'm cool for that.

Already picked up a replacement rear on sale last month. Will grab a front in the weeks ahead.
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extrememarine wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:42 pm Are you guys talking about tires on an FJR, or your 21 speed bicycle??? 9,000 miles?
You are right, seems a bit low to me. They must actually be riding on turns from time to time. :lol:
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extrememarine wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:42 pm Are you guys talking about tires on an FJR, or your 21 speed bicycle??? 9,000 miles?
Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:28 pm
Hppants wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:30 pm

I agree - they are really (REALLY) good. Much more compliant than the RS3s, wet and dry grip is excellent, and me thinks I'll get 30-ish % more miles out of them.
I haven't checked my exact milage but it's close to 9,000. The front is scalloping some but looks like it has 4,000 miles or more left in tread depth. The back, I'm not sure. The center is obviously getting thinner but the sides have a LOT of tread left. I'm hitting a spot where I can't tell how much is left in the center to be safe. I'm sure I can easily get another 1,000 miles out of the back. That'll put them at 10,000 miles on a set. I'm cool for that.

Already picked up a replacement rear on sale last month. Will grab a front in the weeks ahead.
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Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:28 pm
Hppants wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 12:30 pm
Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:01 am ... love the Dunlop Roadsmart 4's. Just crazy how good they are.
I agree - they are really (REALLY) good. Much more compliant than the RS3s, wet and dry grip is excellent, and me thinks I'll get 30-ish % more miles out of them.
I haven't checked my exact milage but it's close to 9,000. The front is scalloping some but looks like it has 4,000 miles or more left in tread depth. The back, I'm not sure. The center is obviously getting thinner but the sides have a LOT of tread left. I'm hitting a spot where I can't tell how much is left in the center to be safe. I'm sure I can easily get another 1,000 miles out of the back. That'll put them at 10,000 miles on a set. I'm cool for that.

Already picked up a replacement rear on sale last month. Will grab a front in the weeks ahead.
With RS III, I used to get two fronts to three rears. Too early to tell with the RS IV. I only have 7,000 km on them so far. (4400 mi)
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Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:53 pm
extrememarine wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:42 pm Are you guys talking about tires on an FJR, or your 21 speed bicycle??? 9,000 miles?
Festus wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:28 pm

I haven't checked my exact milage but it's close to 9,000. The front is scalloping some but looks like it has 4,000 miles or more left in tread depth. The back, I'm not sure. The center is obviously getting thinner but the sides have a LOT of tread left. I'm hitting a spot where I can't tell how much is left in the center to be safe. I'm sure I can easily get another 1,000 miles out of the back. That'll put them at 10,000 miles on a set. I'm cool for that.

Already picked up a replacement rear on sale last month. Will grab a front in the weeks ahead.
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If I can get 30% more on the RS4 than the RS3, that means the rear should go to almost 8,000.

The last time I had an FJR rear tire go that far was the Michelin PR2 days....
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FJRPittsburgh wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:52 am I ordered new front brake pads. After 67,000 miles, a couple of the pads on the left side are almost gone. I'll be installing them later in the week so I'll be able to stop or at least slow down once in a while.
Uneven wear is the norm for me. It's why I'll swap my front brake pads around once a yr or so, to even out the wear and get lots more miles from individual pads. Easy enough to do with a tire change.
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I'll swap pads once I get a new set on there. I used to do that with the pads on my 2008. I bought this bike with 45,000 miles on it. The pads were already worn unequally to the point I wasn't going to mess with them. I got 2 cross country rides on those overly worn pads. Time for new ones.
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FJRPittsburgh wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:21 am I'll swap pads once I get a new set on there. I used to do that with the pads on my 2008. I bought this bike with 45,000 miles on it. The pads were already worn unequally to the point I wasn't going to mess with them. I got 2 cross country rides on those overly worn pads. Time for new ones.
OEM or aftermarket pads?
I am partial to the EBC HH pads at about half the cost of Yamaha pads and very similar in longevity and stopping ability.
Some people have reported excessive rotor wear, but I have not found that to be the case.
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FJRoss wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:35 am OEM or aftermarket pads?
I am partial to the EBC HH pads at about half the cost of Yamaha pads and very similar in longevity and stopping ability.
Some people have reported excessive rotor wear, but I have not found that to be the case.
I bought the EBC HH pads a couple months ago. I don't think they are 1/2 the price any longer. When I priced out the Yamaha and then the EBC, I think the EBC was only a little cheaper at the time. I think the Yamaha was about $160.

The front set was $137 in EBC.
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Festus wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:43 am
FJRoss wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:35 am OEM or aftermarket pads?
I am partial to the EBC HH pads at about half the cost of Yamaha pads and very similar in longevity and stopping ability.
Some people have reported excessive rotor wear, but I have not found that to be the case.
I bought the EBC HH pads a couple months ago. I don't think they are 1/2 the price any longer. When I priced out the Yamaha and then the EBC, I think the EBC was only a little cheaper at the time. I think the Yamaha was about $160.

The front set was $137 in EBC.
When I priced them the last time (a couple of years ago), the price per package was similar BUT EBC had four pads per package (2 pkg needed) and Yamaha had two pads per package. I will check again before I buy my next set but it will probably be a year from now. For a difference of $23, I would probably get OEM.
I get around $165 for four packages of 2 pads from Partzilla (+ shipping). $135 for a complete set of front AND rear pads from Amazon.com for the EBC pads. Didn't look further than this...
https://www.amazon.com/Front-Rear-Rated ... 91&sr=8-13
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That's a good deal on Amazon! My fronts were $137 from Dennis Kirk. I put rear pads on a year ago so I never looked for the whole set. That's a great deal for the whole set. I'm happy with the EBC.

Much like DEagle, I bought them thinking I had 55,000 miles so it's probably time, then pulled them off and they probably had a couple more years left in them, but I replaced them anyway.
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Festus wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:19 am That's a good deal on Amazon! My fronts were $137 from Dennis Kirk. I put rear pads on a year ago so I never looked for the whole set. That's a great deal for the whole set. I'm happy with the EBC.

Much like DEagle, I bought them thinking I had 55,000 miles so it's probably time, then pulled them off and they probably had a couple more years left in them, but I replaced them anyway.
I probably extend lifetime by 50% by swapping them around anytime I have the front wheel off. (I extend and clean pistons as well as clean caliper and lube sliders with every tire change - sometimes more often if they look bad)
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FJRoss wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:35 am
FJRPittsburgh wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:21 am I'll swap pads once I get a new set on there. I used to do that with the pads on my 2008. I bought this bike with 45,000 miles on it. The pads were already worn unequally to the point I wasn't going to mess with them. I got 2 cross country rides on those overly worn pads. Time for new ones.
OEM or aftermarket pads?
I am partial to the EBC HH pads at about half the cost of Yamaha pads and very similar in longevity and stopping ability.
Some people have reported excessive rotor wear, but I have not found that to be the case.
I go with the EBC pads.
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FJRoss wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 9:03 am I get around $165 for four packages of 2 pads from Partzilla (+ shipping). $135 for a complete set of front AND rear pads from Amazon.com for the EBC pads. Didn't look further than this...
https://www.amazon.com/Front-Rear-Rated ... 91&sr=8-13
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Didn't EBC pads eat rotors?
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bungie4 wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:42 pm Didn't EBC pads eat rotors?
Not in my experience, although I have heard claims of this happening. I have used them for over 100,000 km on each of two FJRs and never had to replace a rotor. YMMV
Carbone Lorraine pads have been reported to be problematic as well.
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Last time I cleaned up the brakes and moved pads around I took the time to clean all the holes in the rotors. No, don't laugh. I used a cordless drill that I chucked a 6mm bronze bore brush in. 1 pass in and out of each hole did the trick. You would not believe the amount of pad residue and filth that came out of those three rotors. Can't hurt to get all that crap out of there. Never seen this suggested anywhere before.
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