GPZ500S rear brake pads

duncanpage · Scooby Slapper Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

Can anyone with a GPZ500s with rear disc brake tell me how long their pads last?
Mine have gone down to the metal in less than 6 months - approx 3500 miles.

My cousin rides his zxr750 without ever using the rear brake unless its an emergency, but he doesn't exactly hang around. I prefer to share my braking 80% - 20% unless its wet then I share it more evenly. I don't ride my bike too hard (it's not exactly a sports bike) but my EBC organic pads have not lasted long at all. My front brake lever is on the max setting just to get some strength in it, otherwise I feel like I'm about to leave a brake lever print in my hot grips!!!

I often have my wife as pillion but as I've said in other threads she's not that heavy & doesn't make much difference when under braking.

Can anyone recommend another company that do pads for a D3 1996 GPZ500S? I only realised when I changed the pads this morning that I've stupidly bought the same make again! Will be interesting to see how long these ones last!

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Sounds more like your brakes need stripping and rebuilding.

Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Are you sure that the brakes aren't binding slightly causing them to prematurely wear down?
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

The single-pot rear disc brakes on kawasakis of that era are all shite. They munch pads without ever seeming to slow you down very much. They sometimes spit a pad totally out too.

I have not come up with anything that improves them.

As for the front. Fit a braided steel brake line, clean up the callipers and pistons while you're there, fit EBC HH sintered pads and prepare to be amazed at the difference it makes.
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sakashitti ratter · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Karma :

Found the same happened to mine but I don't really use my back brake anymore!

strip them down and see if that works but other than that, can't think of much else other than replacing with a brake thats better. You'd have to find out which ones would fit, measuring the distance between the mounting points etc.
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