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Old 07-08-2007, 10:05 PM
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how many miles you reckon?
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Normally around 200 i'd say, but that doesn't mean a 200 mile drive down the motorway
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Normally around 200 i'd say, but that doesn't mean a 200 mile drive down the motorway
yeah on and off round town,just dont want to push mine too hard yet
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Pads 1/4 of a lap of a typical track circuit.

Few hard stops from 80 to 10mph to get them upto temp, burn some gasses off and away you go
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I always leave it a couple of hundred miles when ive had new discs. With new pads, 20 miles or so.
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Depends if you've replaced Disks & Pads together as i've always found that takes longer than just pads. Pads on there own seem to be bedded in after a few hard stops or 100 miles normal driving.
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I usually jump on them from about a ton a couple of times
Once they cool down and the massive fade (and smoke goes) they work a treat
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Originally Posted by NUTS RuS
Few hard stops from 80 to 10mph to get them upto temp, burn some gasses off and away you go
Same as above.
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cool il try that on a deserted runway at 3am from 175mph
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