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Yamafreak
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 11:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
It's raining in Maryland today so time to change my brake pads.
Are there any tricks I should know?
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Andymnelson
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Turn the wheel so the caliper is centered between 2 spokes.
GENTLY pry the pad open with a flat blade screw driver.
Take top caliper mounting bolt out, loosen the bottom one, so the caliper pivots on it.
Remove pad mounting pin.
Remove pads.
Reverse.

Seriously like a 10 minute job on our bikes!

DON'T FORGET TO PUMP THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY GRAB BEFORE RIDING!!
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Skifastbadly
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Front or rear?

On the rear, you'll need something to push the piston back into place before you put in the new pads. I used a piece of wood.
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Yamafreak
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Pads are replaced! Thanks to Andymnelson&Skifastbadly
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Yamafreak
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 12:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The pads were the $26 pads off e-bay.
I will give an update when it stops raining.
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Skifastbadly
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 07:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
If we don't hear from you again, we'll know what happened.
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Swimmonkey
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 09:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Andymnelson - Funny you said it is a ten minute job. I bet my neighbor (a 1200 GS owner) that I could change my pads in ten minutes. It took me 4 min. 35 sec. (And I'm still here to tell the tale!)
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Andymnelson
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2010 - 11:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Haha awesome! I actually just installed a new rotor and pads in under 20....I thought that was pretty sweet. I love working on our bikes!
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Yamafreak
Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 01:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The new pads are working GREAT! And the new Flash is Great, have been riding in shorts all day, close to 90 today.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 06:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
One step you guys are leaving out that may come back later to bite you- before you shove the pistons back into the caliper, you should clean the brake dust off of them. Otherwise the dust can cause the pistons to stick causing weird problems like the brakes coming on by themselves and locking up. DAMHIK
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Ourdee
Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 06:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yamafreak, Check this out;http://sportbike.natkd.com/road_rash.htm
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Jaylightnn08
Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 07:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
yea ourdee, i live in florida. I see soooo many fools riding in shorts and flip flops with no helmet. Hope they never find out what that girl did.
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Yamafreak
Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 10:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
She got ripped off a bike at God knows what speed. I hope I never ride with him.
If he had a Uly she would still be on the back (triple tall and not all that fast!)
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Snub13
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 09:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I would have beaten her "friend" Shaun to a pulp!
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