So....I am looking at the bike today, gathering my list of things I need to do for maintenance this winter and on that list is new brake pads.....

Anyway, got to looking at the rear rotor and it is not totally smooth like my front one. It doesnt have any deep grooves or anything, just a slight uneveness and a couple shallow, barely noticeable grooves throughout the rotor. My question is, do I need to replace the rotor as well as pads, or should this issue correct itself once the new pads have broken in.

Thanks.

 

it will help if you'll post some picture of the rear rotor...lol

 

tried takin em for ya.......but even in macro mode, ya cant notice the small grooves...they arent noticeable unless you run your finer over em.

 

well i looked over at my rear rotor and it's not that smooth as the front ones, so i think that since the rear is used a lot less then the front it tends to have those small grooves and even rust...

 

thanks for checkin that out.....can anyone else give a second opinion or confirm this?

 

Rear brakes are just there to pass tech inspection. :-)

 

and this-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lMzBBmuWFo

 

Garry McCoy used to slide the rear with POWER. He got criticized for it until he shut em up with a GP win.

 

i guess what I hear you all saying is that it doesnt sound like that bike of a deal.......

so i guess ill just replace the pads and go from there.

 

Nope, rear rotors aren't that big of a deal. You want them adjusted in a way that they can't lockup anyways. Once the new pads bed in, they will conform to the rotors wear pattern.