i was ridin my quad today befor i go to ny tomorrow, and i herd this grinding noise so i checked it out and one side of my roder is smooth anymore, actually its pretty scracthed, i replace the pads about 2 months ago but now the roder is getting ruined. do you think its because i brake to hard or something, or is it something else? and when i pull the handle it feels not as tight as it should be, do i need new pads?

 

well if the brakes are grinding,yeah you definitly need new pads,probably rotor's also..

 

what are you riding in? if you're in sand, and get it between your rotors and pads, it'll do some serious grinding on both.