How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
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How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
I am thinking of trying new pads on the track bike.
As the title states just wondering what's the best way to bed in new pads at the track.
As the title states just wondering what's the best way to bed in new pads at the track.
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Scrape em on some concrete before you put em in, a couple of laps and they should be fine...
and chamfer the leading edges, if your keen...
and chamfer the leading edges, if your keen...
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
How easy should I go in those 2-3 laps Dave?
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Not too easy, just test em out, get some feel, get some heat into em and there fine.
Heres some extra info..

Heres some extra info..
Dave
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
....fighting the temptation to post re......Dave....brake pads.....turn 4........must fight it.........Aaaaaaaarghhhhhh
It's really all about standing around drinking Dave's beer.
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Do tell Glen.
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Hence how I know how to bed new pads in, with very little notice...
The hot tip is, make sure the pad retaining bolts are tight...



The hot tip is, make sure the pad retaining bolts are tight...






Dave
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95 ZXR750R M Race Bike - No. 75
98 ZX9R Race Bike - No. 000
zx6r, zx7r, GPX750, GPX500, lots of KX's.

I ride way too fast to worry about cholesterol
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ex bikes
05 ZX-10R Race Bike - No.77
95 ZXR750R M Race Bike - No. 75
98 ZX9R Race Bike - No. 000
zx6r, zx7r, GPX750, GPX500, lots of KX's.

I ride way too fast to worry about cholesterol
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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Thanks Dave 

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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
whats worse is some of us trust him to twirl a few spanners around on our bikes. No wonder i look shit scaredwith my eyes popping out of my skull, all the way around eastern creekGlen wrote:....fighting the temptation to post re......Dave....brake pads.....turn 4........must fight it.........Aaaaaaaarghhhhhh

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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Imagine how sacred you'd be if Firey was there with his torque wrench.....Blurr wrote:whats worse is some of us trust him to twirl a few spanners around on our bikes. No wonder i look shit scaredwith my eyes popping out of my skull, all the way around eastern creekGlen wrote:....fighting the temptation to post re......Dave....brake pads.....turn 4........must fight it.........Aaaaaaaarghhhhhh

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Re: How to bed in brake pads on track bike?
Glen wrote:Imagine how sacred you'd be if Firey was there with his torque wrench.....Blurr wrote:whats worse is some of us trust him to twirl a few spanners around on our bikes. No wonder i look shit scaredwith my eyes popping out of my skull, all the way around eastern creekGlen wrote:....fighting the temptation to post re......Dave....brake pads.....turn 4........must fight it.........Aaaaaaaarghhhhhh






































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