govmule84 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10:Boy, this got nasty quick. I don't want to jump on the bandwagon, but as a mechanic, I sort of feel Greg's pain. Everybody knows more about his bike than you, the mechanic. But the mechanic's always the one working on it, not the smart customer. I don't know we should dog this fella too bad...but...
I'm gonna call BS, though. 32k on HALF WORN brake pads? I got my bike with 75ook on the odo. I put new brakes on it, because they were trashed, and I'm now at 11,7ook. And brakes are coming up again soon. I brake hard, and I am heavy, but still....are you ALWAYS on the highway? I'd also like to point out that 'running like a top' means different things to many people... I am imagining you have no idea what the slop measurement on your wheel bearings are, what your spark plug looks like right now, and I suspect you don't know how to clean out your carburetor....I've gone to purchase so many bikes and cars that are 'Pristine', 'practically new', or, my favorite catch all..."run great", and then you get there and they have a miss, a fuel filter that is as old as the car, oh, and by the way, the four-wheel drive doesn't work.
I dunno...I seen more than one of them there adjusters jacked waaaaaay out... I think it's a pretty real worry, is all. And even if it ain't...I dunno. There's lots of folks on here with stock/near stock, bagged bikes with windshields. I would never want that...but if it's their cup of sunshine...hell, have at it.
Ride safe...and please, for the love of God, check your tensioner. Just humor me.
Liam
You can call it what you want to. I'm riding on the original front pads with 13,245 on the clock.
At last check (11k) I had just over 4.5 mm of material left on each pad. Since I tend to ride easy and ride mostly highway, I fully expect around 20k out of my bike before I have to replace the front pads....
Thing tend to last alot longer when you don't bet the snot out of it (cam chains come to mind... My adjuster was only 11 mm out at 11k. Some guys are on their second chain by then. Why the difference? I don't know, but I will venture a guess that my lower wear and tear is likely due to my riding style. Slow acceleration, no abrupt gear changes, keep speeds below 60mph, use full synthetic oil. Other than that, it's the same Savage everyone else has..)