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Dave Biasotti
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Sent by: GTS-1000 Subject: GTS Front Brake Pads
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01/25/2002 02:23
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Holy Brakeman!
Mark's email made me go out and measure my disk against the limits in
the manual.
My radial grooves are barely visible and I have 52,000 miles. The disk
is not grooved much and I never thought to measure it as it looks in
good condition.
The manual specifies a limit of 0.53 in or 13.5 mm. Mine is down to 0.45
in
So I need a new disk.
Hello Yamaha
--
Dave Biasotti // Fremont, CA
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:48:10 +0100
From: Mark Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: GTS Front Brake Pads - Non Fluff
In your message dated: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 06:20:04 PST,
The pithy ruminations from "Boman, Jeff" on
<Re: GTS Front Brake Pads - Non Fluff> were:
=> Given the amount of service life available from the stock OEM pads I
opted
=> to go with them. Yes - a bit pricey at $60 but worth the price for
me.
Yes, but Kevin's comment is exactly right...pads are cheaper than the
disk, and
you don't have to wait 4~6 weeks for them to arrive on a boat from
Japan!
How many of you bought your GTS new (raise your hands!)? How many of you
remember looking closely at that huge front disk, and noticed that it
had radial
grooves etched part-way into the disk surface? OK, now go outside (or to
your
living room :) and look at your bike now. Run your fingernail from the
inside of
the disk toward the edge...do you feel a "bump" about 6mm (1/4") from
the
outside edge--that's an indication of how much of the disk surface has
been worn
away. Can you see those radial grooves in the face of the disk anymore?
If not, then you're about at the wear limit for the disk. Get ready for
a ~$300
replacement.
I replaced my front disk at about 42K miles. Everyone's riding style
varies, but I tend to think of myself as being "light" on the brakes.
<SNIP>
Mark
