Brake Pads for motorcycle Unicorn 150. Great stopping power and durable available at Century Star Motorcycle Spare Parts.
Most motorcycles have disc brakes front and rear and many have two discs at the front. The discs are fixed to the wheels and the brake calipers, in which your brake pads live, ‘clamp’ down onto the discs when you use the brakes.
The open face of each caliper is positioned over the edge of the brake disc. Get down at wheel level and shine your torch into that area – it might take a moment to get the angle just right. You should see one pad at either side of the disc, right up against it. Unless your calipers are unbearably filthy, you’ll be able to see that there are two distinct layers to the pads – the layer closest to the disc is the friction material and the layer behind that is the metal backing plate that the friction material is bonded to. The cylinders you see behind the backing plates are your brake pistons.
As a rule of thumb, the layer of friction material should be thicker than the metal backing plate. If it is a little thinner, don’t panic – simply continue to check your brake pads every week. You’ll start to get an idea of how quickly or slowly they are wearing, and whether they’ll make it to your next scheduled service before needing to be replaced.
If the friction material is very thin, just a millimeter or two, don’t take chances. Book in right away to have new pads fitted!
