BMW S1000R 18k service at 16144 miles 28/09/23

bike at 16144 miles
bike is 2017 so 6 years old

BMW service manual states things to do at 18k service as

Ideally Id get this done at a dealer but its £££
I never got a response from any BMW Motoradd dealers as to which if any service plans covered this work.

So Ive gone for independent completed on my drive by AG Motorcycles

1. N/A
2. N/A
3. Engine oil/filter
4. check valve clearances
5. check timing
6. replace spark plugs
7. replace air filter
8. fork oil change
9. change brake fluid (front and rear)
   
   

I could have had 4/5 and 8 also done, but voluntarily chose to exclude them to reduce the costs

doing some research
valve clearance / timing checks almost always show nothing needs to be done
fork oil change isnt necessary 

cost at dealer (also 3 year service plan)

i supplied brake pads see replacement brake pads options post

Replacement front brake pads

A 4.5mm backplate is required to prevent the brake pads dropping out of the calliper when worn to a high percentage

brakes down to 5.8 mm

min wear limit is stated as 0.8mm

given a 4.5mm backplate (pic) mine were down to (5.8-4.5) 1.3mm
assuming OE brembo pads are 9mm (like the EBC replacements)

Full pad when new = (9-4.5) 4.5mm

So in 16000 miles (assuming pads are from new) I (and others) have used (4.5-1.3) 3.2mm wear

Out of the total pad depth they are 71% worn (if you were to go to 0mm)

if 0.8mm is the wear limit the useable pad depth is (4.5-0.8) 3.7mm
then they are 86% worn.

EBC Double H Brake Pads - FA604/4HH
2 sets 1 for each caliper. for £70 (they were on offer)

EBC pads Sportsbikeshop

9mm thickness total
4.5mm backplate
4.5mm friction material

see also its own blog post 

https://johnoldfield.blogspot.com/2023/10/bmw-s1000r-2017-front-brake-pad.html