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I need new rear brake pads for the zx6 (its a 2005). Question is

1. What makes do people recommend getting?
2. Are there any US sites that ship to australia that I can use (similar to jakewilson?)?

How much effort is it to change them yourself vs getting someone to do it.

Vivek

Easy as to change yourself

Don't go OS. Email Martin here aussieparts@ozemail.com.au .

He will look after you. Sells all the good stuff at competitive prices and you'll have them within a day or 2

Also sells heaps of other stuff

Really ,for 1 set of brake pads just get them local.

Rear brakes, buy what's cheap. They don't do much

Do our bikes have rear brakes.......

Jonnymac wrote:Do our bikes have rear brakes.......

Yah it's the one you use for hill starts...

Haha yep but don't do them anymore considering I only ride at the track now.........

Then it's the one you use when you go off track!

Thanks guys. I sent an email off to Martin. Tomorrow ill call a few shops to get some quotes as well. I reckon this is the first time the pads will be replaced on the bike and its done 30k kms

Just go to your local bike shop & grab whatever is on the shelf

vivek67 wrote:Thanks guys. I sent an email off to Martin. Tomorrow ill call a few shops to get some quotes as well. I reckon this is the first time the pads will be replaced on the bike and its done 30k kms

30,000klms ????? Must be riding with the net nannies that causes that Vivek!!! Still riding with them so you feel fast mate?????

Strika wrote:

vivek67 wrote:Thanks guys. I sent an email off to Martin. Tomorrow ill call a few shops to get some quotes as well. I reckon this is the first time the pads will be replaced on the bike and its done 30k kms

30,000klms ????? Must be riding with the net nannies that causes that Vivek!!! Still riding with them so you feel fast mate?????

Well i think i got around 100,000 ks out of my rear pads,and yep i reckon hes still riding with the net nannies When your up for a run Vivek let me know and we can go play in the hills.Mondays are best for me Just took the old z900 out today and i gotta say there is a different type of smile that comes on my face every time i get her out. And she doesnt even have back brakes,hubs oversize just push the pedal to make the brake light work if someones behind me.

Jonnymac wrote:Haha yep but don't do them anymore considering I only ride at the track now.........

Call me old fashoned... but i still use mine... on and off track... maybe to many days on the dirt bikes as a young fella, and old habits die hard, on the old Zs u farkin needed them to get it to turn and hold a line

Mind u, a few GP guys use them... IE our own mick was a rear braker, hayden another one, just to name a few...
Tho, alex gobert tried to get me out of the habit of using it, didnt work
Tho in recent times ive sort of eased up on them a bit, still like to drag it into turns tho.

I use rears.

My biggest rear brake moment was sitting behind Dave3 on the oxley on my first gingers trip. Mid corner his brake light come on and I was confused thinking it was his fronts, until he explained to me using the rear to wash of mid corner speed/ tighten up a line. Took me a while to get used to it but i did, then I stopped doing it didn't see the need, just use them going in when braking hard

tim wrote:I use rears.

My biggest rear brake moment was sitting behind Dave3 on the oxley on my first gingers trip. Mid corner his brake light come on and I was confused thinking it was his fronts, until he explained to me using the rear to wash of mid corner speed/ tighten up a line. Took me a while to get used to it but i did, then I stopped doing it didn't see the need, just use them going in when braking hard

I disconnected my rear brake light...

Confuses the crap out of people when I go hooting into corners.

I use quite a lot of rear brake. Funnily enough I use of more on the road than the dirt bike.