As in the title. How important would you say that the "brake pad heat shields" are in general?
I ask mainly because of two things.
I ask mainly because of two things.
- The new brake pads are hard to fit with the heat shields mounted.
- I have had a couple of XL1000V (Varadero), and two CBR1100XX (Blackbird) and I have previously never bothered with the heat shields. And have "never ever" had heat- related problems with brakes on a motorcycle.