Front Brake Change

Dave Dark · 03-01-2013, 12:04 AM

Hi all!

It has been a long time since I have been on. Been busy riding and at work. I've also been working on a blog dedicated to my experiences motorcycling.

I wrote a How-To Change Your Front Brake Pads article and I thought I might share it with you all since it seems nobody has shared one yet.

Here is the link:

http://www.motorcycleaddiction.ca/?p=143

Please let me know what you think and if there is anything I could improve to make it clearer.

Thanks! And I hope you all are doing well!

Fawlty · 03-01-2013, 02:36 AM

Great article. Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to post this. Very helpful and excellent photos. Well done!

Water Warrior 2 · 03-01-2013, 03:38 AM

Well done Dave. Excellant pics and dialogue. The only thing I would suggest is using a torque wrench that is a bit smaller and with the required settings being in the middle of it's range for more accuracy.

This should be a "Sticky" for future reference. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and safety concerns.

**jonathan180iq** · 03-04-2013, 10:55 AM

Hey! Awesome, man.

Do you mind if I make this into a real How-to here on the site, or do you prefer the traffic go directly to your page?

I can link you directly and then just copy all of your data here too... Hell, you could do it if you wanted. But I won't take it without your approval.

Dave Dark · 03-04-2013, 12:06 PM

Hi!

Yes. You have my permission. I don't mind if you turn it into a real How-To post and copy all the information as long as you include the link to my blog somewhere.

I think the photos might be a little too big so I was going to repost the article on my blog with compressed versions. Is there anything you need me to do to help turn it into a How-To?

Thanks for the kind words. I hope that the post can help people feel more comfortable changing their brakes.

**jonathan180iq** · 03-04-2013, 02:23 PM

Nope, you don't need to do anything aside from give your blessing.

I'll host the photos and resize them to make them fit nicely on the page and to save bandwidth for the site.

Thanks.
You'll get all the credit.

Water Warrior 2 · 03-04-2013, 05:29 PM

:2tup: :2tup: :2tup: :2tup: :2tup:

Rookie Rider · 03-05-2013, 12:52 AM

Good job !!

Dave Dark · 03-20-2013, 11:30 PM

Thanks everybody for your kind words and input. It makes me feel appreciated.

Maggie · 06-21-2014, 03:53 AM

Thank you Dave Dark for the excellent tutorial and pics!!! Wow, changed my brake pads for the first time and your pics and explanations (and the fun humorous comments) were invaluable. I was really frustrated with getting the pad mounting bolt through the pads and spent quite a bit of time doing that, but I remembered your comments about patience. Whoosh, not one of my virtues, but I am learning.

I had about 2,000 miles on my old pads and, even though it looked like there was a little more life in them, I wanted to do the change since I was practically on metal last time at three thousand miles.

I made the mistake of getting the caliper back on the rotor without it being between the pads. I am so happy I checked before I pumped the brakes and got the piston extended, it was a bit of a hard time getting it flush to put the new pads in.

It feels good to have done the job and I know that I could not really have done it with only the service manual instructions. Awesome how-to!!! Thanks again.

03-01-2013, 12:04 AM	#1
Dave Dark Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 34	Front Brake Change Hi all! It has been a long time since I have been on. Been busy riding and at work. I've also been working on a blog dedicated to my experiences motorcycling. I wrote a How-To Change Your Front Brake Pads article and I thought I might share it with you all since it seems nobody has shared one yet. Here is the link: http://www.motorcycleaddiction.ca/?p=143 Please let me know what you think and if there is anything I could improve to make it clearer. Thanks! And I hope you all are doing well! __________________ Check out my website: www.motorcycleaddiction.ca Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-01-2013, 02:36 AM	#2
Fawlty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Murcia, Spain Posts: 683	Re: Front Brake Change Great article. Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to post this. Very helpful and excellent photos. Well done! __________________ "It begins here for me on this road. How the whole mess happened I don't know, but I know it couldn't happen again in a million years." (Johnny Strabbler-The Wild One 1953)
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03-01-2013, 03:38 AM	#3
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Front Brake Change Well done Dave. Excellant pics and dialogue. The only thing I would suggest is using a torque wrench that is a bit smaller and with the required settings being in the middle of it's range for more accuracy. This should be a "Sticky" for future reference. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and safety concerns. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-04-2013, 10:55 AM	#4
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Front Brake Change Hey! Awesome, man. Do you mind if I make this into a real How-to here on the site, or do you prefer the traffic go directly to your page? I can link you directly and then just copy all of your data here too... Hell, you could do it if you wanted. But I won't take it without your approval.
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03-04-2013, 12:06 PM	#5
Dave Dark Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 34	Re: Front Brake Change Hi! Yes. You have my permission. I don't mind if you turn it into a real How-To post and copy all the information as long as you include the link to my blog somewhere. I think the photos might be a little too big so I was going to repost the article on my blog with compressed versions. Is there anything you need me to do to help turn it into a How-To? Thanks for the kind words. I hope that the post can help people feel more comfortable changing their brakes. __________________ Check out my website: www.motorcycleaddiction.ca Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-04-2013, 02:23 PM	#6
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Re: Front Brake Change Nope, you don't need to do anything aside from give your blessing. I'll host the photos and resize them to make them fit nicely on the page and to save bandwidth for the site. Thanks. You'll get all the credit.
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03-04-2013, 05:29 PM	#7
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Front Brake Change :2tup: :2tup: :2tup: :2tup: :2tup:
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03-05-2013, 12:52 AM	#8
Rookie Rider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 1,263	Re: Front Brake Change Good job !!
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03-20-2013, 11:30 PM	#9
Dave Dark Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 34	Re: Front Brake Change Thanks everybody for your kind words and input. It makes me feel appreciated. __________________ Check out my website: www.motorcycleaddiction.ca
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06-21-2014, 03:53 AM	#10
Maggie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Fernando Valley, CA Posts: 135	Thank you Dave Dark for the excellent tutorial and pics!!! Wow, changed my brake pads for the first time and your pics and explanations (and the fun humorous comments) were invaluable. I was really frustrated with getting the pad mounting bolt through the pads and spent quite a bit of time doing that, but I remembered your comments about patience. Whoosh, not one of my virtues, but I am learning. I had about 2,000 miles on my old pads and, even though it looked like there was a little more life in them, I wanted to do the change since I was practically on metal last time at three thousand miles. I made the mistake of getting the caliper back on the rotor without it being between the pads. I am so happy I checked before I pumped the brakes and got the piston extended, it was a bit of a hard time getting it flush to put the new pads in. It feels good to have done the job and I know that I could not really have done it with only the service manual instructions. Awesome how-to!!! Thanks again.
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