Don't be alarmed, because if you still have OEM discs they'll probably be okay, but your choice of pads on the front triggered something in my currently not so good brain, so i tried to find the history on here which didn't appear to be available, then had a look at my own service history notes that i keep for reference and i'd written that my aftermarket discs didn't have a good relationship with SBS pads on the front of my bike and were very noticeably wearing the discs after as little as 6 months so i changed them immediately for Galfer G-1054 ones again that barely touch the metal at all.
It'll be down to the two components being a good match for each other, but if you are not using OEM discs then i would suggest watching out for any wearing that may be happening much faster than you're used to.
On the flip side i have used Ceramic SBS pads on the rear wheel for a few years now and they have always worked just fine with very little dust caused and seem to play nicely with that aftermarket disc, but unfortunately i never wrote down which brand the disc was at the time of fitting. Next time i'm near the bike i'll see if the brand is visible.
I don't even know where i got mine from, as i've had them for a long time, but get yourself some small G-Clamps.
Three will be enough to hold three pistons in place while you gently pump the brake lever a little bit to move the fourth piston out for cleaning.
As you are quite obviously very well aware of now you only need to pump it out until you see about 3mm of clean piston then you can stop and use brake cleaner with a tooth brush to clean everything up then put some Red Rubber Grease on the exposed outers of each piston before pushing them back in to refit the pads.
I do this process once or twice a year, but if you do quite a bit of mileage or you're an all weather/winter rider then a before/after winter clean up is a good idea.
Another very quick and easy but very effective thing to do is to pull out the pad pins, clean them with stainless wool, then use a very light coating of copper grease on the pins before putting them back into place without having to remove anything else. Just the lightest coating possible, don't start heaving it on.
This simple bit of cleaning not only takes just a few minutes to do but it helps the brake pads slide comfortably sideways like they should be able to do at all times. If the pads can't slide freely this can cause them to get stuck in one position which in turn will lead to some unwanted brake issues, like seizing, disc wear or much quicker pad wear, for example.
It'll be down to the two components being a good match for each other, but if you are not using OEM discs then i would suggest watching out for any wearing that may be happening much faster than you're used to.
On the flip side i have used Ceramic SBS pads on the rear wheel for a few years now and they have always worked just fine with very little dust caused and seem to play nicely with that aftermarket disc, but unfortunately i never wrote down which brand the disc was at the time of fitting. Next time i'm near the bike i'll see if the brand is visible.
I don't even know where i got mine from, as i've had them for a long time, but get yourself some small G-Clamps.
Three will be enough to hold three pistons in place while you gently pump the brake lever a little bit to move the fourth piston out for cleaning.
As you are quite obviously very well aware of now you only need to pump it out until you see about 3mm of clean piston then you can stop and use brake cleaner with a tooth brush to clean everything up then put some Red Rubber Grease on the exposed outers of each piston before pushing them back in to refit the pads.
I do this process once or twice a year, but if you do quite a bit of mileage or you're an all weather/winter rider then a before/after winter clean up is a good idea.
Another very quick and easy but very effective thing to do is to pull out the pad pins, clean them with stainless wool, then use a very light coating of copper grease on the pins before putting them back into place without having to remove anything else. Just the lightest coating possible, don't start heaving it on.
This simple bit of cleaning not only takes just a few minutes to do but it helps the brake pads slide comfortably sideways like they should be able to do at all times. If the pads can't slide freely this can cause them to get stuck in one position which in turn will lead to some unwanted brake issues, like seizing, disc wear or much quicker pad wear, for example.
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