Checking the brake pad wear (Aprilia RS125/3)

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Carefully read 1.2.1, 1.3.1 and 2.1.2.

NOTE. The following information refer to a single braking system, but are valid for both.

Check the brake pad wear after the first 1000 km (621 mi) and successively every 2000 km (1242 mi).

The wear of the disc brake pads depends on the use, on the kind of drive and on the road.

Warning! Check the wear of the brake pads, especially before every trip.

To carry out a rapid check of the wear of the pads, proceed as follows:

Position the vehicle on the stand.

Carry out a visual check between the caliper and the pads, proceeding:

• from below, on the front part, for the front brake calipers (1);
• from below, on the rear part, for the rear brake calipers (2).

The article is reprinted from the website: motoinst.ru

A Warning! The excessive wear of the friction material would cause the contact of the pad metal support with the disc, with consequent metallic noise and production of sparks from the caliper; braking efficiency, safety and soundness of the disc would thus be negatively affected.

If the thickness of the friction material (even of a single pad) has reduced to about 1.5 mm (0.05 in), have both pads changed.

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