My thoughts exactly, no more metalgear for Me
Lots of us use Metalgear with no problems at all.You need to check your brake system out especially check for rear brake drag. Check that the rear calliper is not over heating. Try it after a short ride with few brake applications or put her up on the centre stand and rotate the rear wheel, it should spin fairly easily.Mine was running around 50 degrees hotter then the front, had to overhaul the calliper.
According to metal gear the pads are the same front and rear for up to year 2007. http://metalgear.com.au/view_model_details.php?model_id=4256From 2008 the front pads change and the rear stays the same. http://metalgear.com.au/view_model_details.php?model_id=11392The 1300 front pads carried over from the 1100A but the 1100 has a thicker rear pad http://metalgear.com.au/view_model_details.php?model_id=4253I checked Partzilla and I find the 1300 rear has a different part number to the front so quite likely the rear also is supposed to have a thicker pad as well.It's quite possible the 1100 and early 1300 OEM pads are identical but made by a different part supplier hence the part number change (common practice). Even with the front pad in the rear it shouldn't wear that quickadded:-1100 meaning 1100A from 1996 (1100AT) and newer
Thanks Allan, spoke to the owner at Brendale metalgear, he said try these 2 different sizes, keep the best fit and return the others, there is a little confusion, because there specs on their site give the very thin pads,whereas these 2 will fit if the is no backing plate (which mine doesn't have) So tomorrow will do it all again and see which is best
Quote from: Draco7 on March 02, 2016, 09:09:19 PM Thanks Allan, spoke to the owner at Brendale metalgear, he said try these 2 different sizes, keep the best fit and return the others, there is a little confusion, because there specs on their site give the very thin pads,whereas these 2 will fit if the is no backing plate (which mine doesn't have) So tomorrow will do it all again and see which is best Until my last pad change all but one set were OEM and on the last change over I went to ceramic pads see here http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=7599.msg87290#msg87290The OEM pads used the backing plate but with the aftermarket ones I left them out; maybe pads were a little thicker - no issue with them since fitting 21,000 km ago.
STranger has been using 'METALGEAR' pads for the laST 8 1/2 yrs with out issue I checked the pads juST yeSTerday and there is appx 50% on them and I truST they should laST the trip to Perth and home. I should have lQQked at the front pads but they STopped me the laST time I used them,,