APRILIA RS 125, Manual

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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
RS 125
2.12.3. CHECKING THE BRAKE PAD WEAR
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).
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.
Front brake pad (3).
Rear brake pad (4).
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