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Rear Brakes
10/01/10 at 09:11:03

Ok, I'm taking the easy way and asking.... I did a search, found lots of stuff to weed through, but I'm lazy on Friday, and this place has been pretty dead anyway.

My '87 needs rear brakes...

THESE:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270444607243

OR THESE: (I know someone here used these)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330419956552

OR other suggestions are welcome!

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28905 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #1 - 10/01/10 at 09:42:14 Everyone knows the stock shoes are touchy and tend to lock up easy. From my experience the organic (kevlar in particular) front pads are the best. I would tend to do the same for the rears. I'd querry both and see what compound they were and short of that, the second option says organic so I'd go with that.
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #2 - 10/01/10 at 10:45:41 verslagen1 wrote on 10/01/10 at 09:42:14: Everyone knows the stock shoes are touchy and tend to lock up easy. Oops, I guess I've missed that. Thanks for your input.
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Re: Rear Brakes
Reply #3 - 10/01/10 at 10:49:53

Babyhog,

This is not really apples to oranges, more like oranges to tangerines I guess. I bought front brakes from the folks in the second link, got quick shipping and they seem to be good. The do not squeal at all, something the others did like a banshee.

Someone ordered a complete set, front and rear right before I did, but I cannot remember who, maybe they will chime in. Ok, I found it Bubba was the one that ordered front and rear. I searched, must not be as lazy as you babyhog! Wink

Just kidding!

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1277840951/0

You could ask him.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28850 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #4 - 10/01/10 at 10:52:13 I don't think my rear brakes will ever wear out... They're mostly just roll stoppers at traffic lights.... ... and the occasional Squid skid, in balls out panic stops... ... 25k and still meaty...
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #5 - 10/01/10 at 11:18:57 Serowbot wrote on 10/01/10 at 10:52:13: I don't think my rear brakes will ever wear out... They're mostly just roll stoppers at traffic lights.... ... and the occasional Squid skid, in balls out panic stops... ... 25k and still meaty... These aren't worn out, they are non-existent! So I gotta put something on it.
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Re: Rear Brakes
Reply #6 - 10/01/10 at 11:21:33

prechermike wrote on 10/01/10 at 10:49:53:

Babyhog,

This is not really apples to oranges, more like oranges to tangerines I guess. I bought front brakes from the folks in the second link, got quick shipping and they seem to be good. The do not squeal at all, something the others did like a banshee.

Someone ordered a complete set, front and rear right before I did, but I cannot remember who, maybe they will chime in. Ok, I found it Bubba was the one that ordered front and rear. I searched, must not be as lazy as you babyhog! Wink

Just kidding!

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1277840951/0

You could ask him.

Thanks Mike. I will re-read that thread. I think those are the ones I'm gonna try.

And Congratulations on not being as lazy as me! (you realize that isn't saying much, right?) LOL Grin

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Reply #7 - 10/01/10 at 11:30:53

For rear brakes I just told the guy to get me a set of EMGO, I think. Like some others I usually use fronts with a touch of rear. You will come across sintered and non sintered. Without getting all crazy about it, the sintered are supposed to grab more quickly, while the organics have a slower, subtle feel that Verslagen touched on. BTW my rear brakes squall like an 18-wheeler. I always get on them pretty hard at my first stop and let them get it out of their system. After that, it's all good.

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #8 - 10/06/10 at 09:51:31 Ok, I've been reading about rear brakes. Someone mentioned tightening a nut to adjust the rears. Can someone point me to what nut??
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Re: Rear Brakes
Reply #9 - 10/06/10 at 10:21:19

Look at the end of your brake actuation rod, the long one that runs up to the brake petal -- yup, that's yer nut at the end of the rod next to the lever arm.

Getting advanced here now --- when you think your brakes are "worn out" by the indicator they still have an extra 1/3 of their life left. Simply rotate the lever arm on the spline to put things back to the start point again and order yourself a new set of brake shoes through the mail and have them on hand for the next time you have occasion to have the rear wheel off.

No need to do several tear downs, just wait and do one tear down.

Your rear brakes are very long lasting and this move-the-lever-on-the-spline rotation trick can buy you well over a year of extra brakes to tide you over to the next rear tire change.

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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #10 - 10/06/10 at 10:28:16 Unless you're like me. I wore out the fronts early this summer--never got around to replacing them, being unemployed and all....so I was using just the rears all summer. 18,000 on the bike and I need front pads and rear shoes. And my nut is adjusted all the way in. I barely have rears left now. (Riding at all is a slow cautious go)
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12677 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #11 - 10/06/10 at 10:32:48 Move the lever on its spline to put it back in the "good zone" and see about finding $25 to order a set from here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330419956552 You will have about a year to get her done and in that long you can find the money somehow even if it is by saving pocket change in a jar.
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Re: Rear Brakes
Reply #12 - 10/06/10 at 10:36:50

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 10/06/10 at 10:21:19:

Look at the end of your brake actuation rod, the long one that runs up to the brake petal -- yup, that's yer nut at the end of the rod next to the lever arm.

Getting advanced here now --- when you think your brakes are "worn out" by the indicator they still have an extra 1/3 of their life left. Simply rotate the lever arm on the spline to put things back to the start point again and order yourself a new set of brake shoes through the mail and have them on hand for the next time you have occasion to have the rear wheel off.

No need to do several tear downs, just wait and do one tear down.

Your rear brakes are very long lasting and this move-the-lever-on-the-spline rotation trick can buy you well over a year of extra brakes to tide you over to the next rear tire change.

Well, duh. I guess you are surprised that I can even ride, huh? Grin

Thanks Oldfeller, my friend.

This is not for my bike, its for my son's. Haven't had any rear brakes, but never adjusted the nut, we thought it needed new shoes. (He!!, I'm not even sure we checked the fluid) But when I took apart the extra parts bike, I saw how pretty the shoes were, and was just gonna swap them out. So I did some reading on changing them, and ran across that comment about the nut, and thought "huh, maybe that's all that needs done!" Will look this evening when I get home.

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Reply #13 - 10/06/10 at 15:08:28

drums1 wrote on 10/06/10 at 10:28:16:

Unless you're like me. I wore out the fronts early this summer--never got around to replacing them, being unemployed and all....so I was using just the rears all summer. 18,000 on the bike and I need front pads and rear shoes. And my nut is adjusted all the way in. I barely have rears left now. (Riding at all is a slow cautious go)

if the rears wear out you could just drag your feet!

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rear Brakes Reply #14 - 10/06/10 at 19:08:02 Ever notice no one has started selling brake pads with a pic of Fred Flintstone throwing dirt up with his feet on the front of the package?
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