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| | My dealer carrying out the one year service on my bike has told me I need new rear brake pads and that they are nearly 'down to the metal'. This is after just 4000 miles of mostly London commuting. This got me thinking about consumables and how often parts should be replaced. So how long for the following: 1) Rear brake pads...4000 miles? 2) Front brake pads? 3) Chain? 4) Tyres (yeah I should know this one)? 5) Spark plug? 
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| I've only ever replaced one set of rear pads on any of the bikes I've owned over the last 23 years - just never use them
I get through a set of tyres every couple of months or so - I bought the bike in June 07, and am about to fit the ninth rear tyre at the weekend.
Chain - about one a year (15k miles-ish)
Front pads - 5-6k miles-ish, depending on the compound and manufacturer.Got wavey discs now, so that figure will probably come down
Plugs - whenever I do a service...
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| | My rear pads on the VFR lasted about 6500 and that's with linked brakes so the back comes on with the front lever as well as the pedal. Front pads last a bit longer, strangely. Your 4000 doesn't sound enough to me so I'd check the brake isn't dragging, the piston(s) retracting properly and the pads are sliding ok on the pin. Check the disc as well. Chain - depends how you look after it. Mine's done 8000 with a Scottoiler and has only needed adjusting twice. Plugs - changed every 8000 as per Honda's service schedule though they'd probably last much longer but why risk it? I got 12000 out of a front Avon on the CBR but the VFR has just gone through a pair of Bridgestones in half that, so it depends what you've got and how you use it. Cue smutty replies...
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| | How longs a bit of string? It all depnds on how and where you ride.
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| 1) Rear brake pads...4000 miles?
2) Front brake pads?
I've never worn brake pads out, current bike has done 11k and they still look nearly 'new'.
3) Chain?
How well do you keep yours oiled? Mine has a scottoiler fitted and has only needed a couple mm of adjustment on the reat wheel in 11k.
4) Tyres (yeah I should know this one)?
Hugely dependant on riding style, power and compounds. I get nearly 10k from fronts and 6k from rears running touring tyres.
5) Spark plug?
These can often last double the recommended time, as the proper workshop service manual for my bike state the often replacement is due to the poor grade fuel you get in America. However I get mine changed as recommended as I do high miles and need reliability. They probably pay for themselves in economy over using old plugs. In the past I've run car spark plugs upto 25k!
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| lessismore (20/11/2008)
1) Rear brake pads...4000 miles? 2) Front brake pads? 3) Chain? 4) Tyres (yeah I should know this one)? 5) Spark plug?
I have nearly 10500 miles on mine in just over a year and to date the rear and front pads have not been changed, the chain has not needed adjustment and is fine, tyres last me about 4500 for a rear and about 7000 for a front and the spark plugs got changed at the service at 8000 miles. To need the rear pads changed you must be resting your foot on the brake pedal to wear through them that quickly.
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| ChunkyMonkey (20/11/2008)
How longs a bit of string? It all depnds on how and where you ride. I ride sensibly at all times  mostly in Central London. I was a bit suprised about the rear pads though. I have hardly used the rear brakes recently but I do think the initial problem I had with the pedal lever being set too high/bent up when I first got the bike is actually what caused most of the wear. But then again maybe the brake was binding- I'll be looking out for this when I get the bike back. They are fitting a new caliper anyway- as they managed to break it while taking out the pads. 
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| lessismore (20/11/2008)
My dealer carrying out the one year service on my bike has told me I need new rear brake pads and that they are nearly 'down to the metal'. This is after just 4000 miles of mostly London commuting. This got me thinking about consumables and how often parts should be replaced. So how long for the following:
1) Rear brake pads...4000 miles? Every service for me
2) Front brake pads?
3) Chain?
4) Tyres (yeah I should know this one)?
5) Spark plug?
1. Rear pads, almost every service except for the last one. Lots of commuting and filtering. Always used the rear brake never the front. Better for slow speed control.
2. About 12K I think but I double check the service invoices
3. Still on the original at 28K with no signs of wearing out.
4. 10K on the last rear and 10K on the last front.
5. As per service schedule.
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