Well Im down to the metal after only 50 hours of riding. How have you guys gone? I have checked all the usual things, I never ride with my foot on the pedal and the 700 free wheels with no friction...

Have a look at yours and let me know your hours and condition. They are either really soft or maybe some fault issue from the factory?

 

Im at 28-30 hours and mine are still very thick, look almost new

 

Parking brake on or dragging a little?

 

Yeah one of the first things I checked. Yamaha have redesigned the parkbrake on the 700 so that it is fool proof. You cannot pull the clutch in as the park brake handle physicaly obstructs your fingers. No electronics or anything, quite a good design.

I oil my chain after every ride and have no issues turning the back wheels, with a block under the swingarm.

 

[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img] i wounldnt say fool proof first day i got it i road about 40 meters with it on n had to cool it down with watter n wow was it hot. Am about 40hrs n mine are fine even with the screw up there.

 

The conditions you ride in have a lot to do with pad life. If you ride in a lot of mud and crud the pads will wear much faster than normal.

 

50 hrs is about all I ever get out of rear brakes on any sport atv I have owned.

 

I use the back break to flick into corners much more than I did on the old 660. The 700 feels as tho you can throw it around without the tippyness of the old Raptor. We are just coming out of winter down here in Australia and I ride in VERY muddy conditions this time of the year. Maybe a combination of those things has caused them to wear faster than I am used to.

Has anyone seen aftermarket pads for the 700 yet?