Plus Man
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This is my first Yamaha and have around 2500 miles on my 06 RTX . Looked at my brake pads and they are 70% wore . I have had Doo for many years and have never replaced brake pads. Is this normal wear .
No it's not the normal did you check the free play on the disc to see if something is sticking I've never had to change those pads although I have had the parking brake pads wear out because of operator error.
Kevin Garceau
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Takes more power to stop a fast Apex...than it does a Doo 
Just kidding. Does sound like you may some free play issues.
Just kidding. Does sound like you may some free play issues.
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Something isn't right because I know of guys with over 10,000 miles on their sleds without replacing their brake pads. You should take your sled into your dealer for a look.
With the engine braking on these sleds, your brke pads should last forever 
SRXSRULE
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Since I stopped trail riding I never need new brakes But think back to my last Trail riding year of 01-02 I put 3,000 miles on a viper and it was all hard fast trail riding and my brakes were gone in one year.
Riding style plays a huge role. Eric
Riding style plays a huge role. Eric
ReX
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Its possible there's something wrong with your caliper, but brake wear is really dependent on the rider.
Pull the side panel and see of the rotor will spin easily (turning it just the amount of slop in the rotor key to "feel" the brake drag). If it's a little tight the caliper is likely sticking. If it feels like its draging a little, try opening up the caliper by prying lightly between the anti-squeel clip and the pads. The caliper should open up easily, but slowly.
I tend to be hard on brakes with my sleds and can go through a set in less than 3000 miles if I'm doing a lot of late braking. On the other hand if I use the engine braking the brakes last almost forever.
Pull the side panel and see of the rotor will spin easily (turning it just the amount of slop in the rotor key to "feel" the brake drag). If it's a little tight the caliper is likely sticking. If it feels like its draging a little, try opening up the caliper by prying lightly between the anti-squeel clip and the pads. The caliper should open up easily, but slowly.
I tend to be hard on brakes with my sleds and can go through a set in less than 3000 miles if I'm doing a lot of late braking. On the other hand if I use the engine braking the brakes last almost forever.
