Going over the bike yesterday I noticed my rear brake pads are just about gone. 06 Tiger with about 6500 miles on the clock. Fronts look okay, probably about halfway gone.
I ride fairly aggressively and brake pretty hard setting up for corners. Didn't think I use that much rear brake, but who knows.
Does this pad wear sound about normal?
Thanks
That can be normal. I tend to use a fair amount of rear brake on my Tiger. Also bear in mind that the rear pads get constantly showered in grime and stuff from the road, this paste does grind the pads down quickly on the rear.
I find that because the front suspension on my 06 is so squishy, I tend to use the back brake a bit heavy to keep the front end from drastically dipping. I just took my bike in for a new rear tire at 7,500 miles, and the back brake pads were over 60% worn. I'm going to try to lay off the back brake a bit.