Brake pads disappeared after about 200 miles

If that disk is as bad as it looks in the pictures, i'd have chucked a new one on too, its only 60 quid from a honda dealer anyway.

cant comment on the ebc disks (i considered them when my fronts were shot, but got some from honda) but their pads are great.
 
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If that disk is as bad as it looks in the pictures, i'd have chucked a new one on too, its only 60 quid from a honda dealer anyway.

cant comment on the ebc disks (i considered them when my fronts were shot, but got some from honda) but their pads are great.
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I fitted some EBC prolites on my CBR600, way better then the stock Honda disc's for braking power
 
Went for the EBC Prolite disc, EBC sintered pads to match and also thoroughly cleaned the caliper and replaced the seal washers just so I'm covered on all areas. Also fully re-bled of course.

Went for a ride into town today, did some slow stuff, so a fair bit of back brake work. Also did some country roads, stopped after a while at the side just using my front brake so I could check the temp of the back ones without any use (i.e. to see if they're sticking) and they were cool, so no problems there.

Very pleased :) all sorted now.

Oh and the vacuum bleed kit I got about a year ago and have used twice now was a total waste of money. I was bleeding with it and not getting anywhere - it wasn't sucking anything. Ended up just sticking a pipe on the bleed nipple and open, hold brake in, close, etc. and got it bled perfectly in a few mins! I just used the pipe that came with the bleed kit which is stiff stuff so was a bit awkward and didn't grip onto the bleed nipple very nicely. Definitely going to invest in a length of nice bendy hose. You don't need any more than that.
 
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a length of standard tropical fish tank air pipe is all I use,and a jam jar

nice tight fit over the nipple
 
wazza300 said:
a length of standard tropical fish tank air pipe is all I use,and a jam jar

nice tight fit over the nipple
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Yep, that's what I'm going to pick up, hopefully from the hardware store tomorrow as my fronts need some fresh fluid anyway. The pipe I have is awkwardly loose on the nipple and isn't very flexible, so it'll pop off or leave a gap if it's not perfectly placed, managed to get the rear done properly though.

All the stuff I read when I first bled my front brakes said the suction kit thing makes bleeding so much easier, so I bought a MityVac kit. It really doesn't help and was a waste of money! Simple tube and jar on the end is all you need! :)
 
If you use a vacuum bleeder than you need to generously cover the threads on the bleed nipple in either silicone grease or red brake grease, otherwise it just pulls air in through the threads.
 
Dogbreath said:
If you use a vacuum bleeder than you need to generously cover the threads on the bleed nipple in either silicone grease or red brake grease, otherwise it just pulls air in through the threads.
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S'pose so! Still though, there are about 4 points of potential air leaks. The problem was likely due to it not being sealed properly as you say, but when I can just stick a hose on, other end into a bit of clean brake oil and use the pedal to push liquid through, I'll do that every time. Cheap, no hassle and much quicker.

It's a big shame, the mityvac wasn't particularly cheap, something like £40 which I thought would be a decent investment for future bleeds and bikes, but turns out it wasn't.

I guess it may come in useful if I ever get a bike with ABS. I hear you need a pump to bleed those?

Brakes are awesome now and getting better every use. I can finally get round to changing my front tyre next weekend now that the brakes are sorted!
 
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