elfreako Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Stupid question; can anyone please guide me on how to replace/check the rear brake pads. For the life of me I can't quite see how worn they are, nor can I find an easy way to remove the brake unit like you can with the front ones (they were easy). I have a terrible PDF manual downloaded from the internet, but the quality of the photos are poor and I can't quite make out what's pointing to what. Any photos with arrows would be gratefully appreciated! I'm fairly sure mine needs a replacement, and if it's as easy as the front, I'd much rather do it myself then pay a shop to do it. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfreako Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well, nevermind. I figured it out myself, and it's pretty easy. Just need to push the piston back into the cylinder, undo 1 bolt and pull it out, and then the brake pads just slide up a tad and then out towards the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Where your pads worn enough to be replaced? How many miles? Picture? What kind of pads will you be using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfreako Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 The pads were nowhere near worn enough to be replaced. I'd say they still have over half their life left on them. I bought the bike 2nd hand with 8,500 miles on it, and now it has 15,500 miles on it. The guy never replaced his rear brake pads as he never used the rear brake. So, the brakes are still the same as when the bike was built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Mahalo. I was curious. I checked the pads when I replaced my OE Dunlops at 8127 with Michwlin PR 4 mainly due to a big puncture on the rear tire. I had hoped to go at least another 500 miles. I do use the rear brakes yet it looked only about half worn. We're due for a brade fluid change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamzombie Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The guy never replaced his rear brake pads as he never used the rear brake. So he never used his brakes at all? The 7th gen has linked brakes, you pull the front lever, it applies the front and rear brakes... You push the rear brake lever, it applies just the rear brake. Unless I'm misunderstanding something :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer swimmer Posted March 30, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted March 30, 2015 Rear adds front but front doesn't add rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfreako Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 The guy never replaced his rear brake pads as he never used the rear brake. So he never used his brakes at all? The 7th gen has linked brakes, you pull the front lever, it applies the front and rear brakes... You push the rear brake lever, it applies just the rear brake. Unless I'm misunderstanding something :P Well, more precisely; he never used his rear brake leaver, hence why it was only half worn. And you are correct, front applies rear, but not rear applies front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lshark Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 front brake lever DOES NOT apply rear brake on the VFR1200F....rear pedal applies one set of pistons in the left front caliper it's easy to prove with a center stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfreako Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 front brake lever DOES NOT apply rear brake on the VFR1200F....rear pedal applies one set of pistons in the left front caliper it's easy to prove with a center stand Sorry, you are right. I knew what I meant, but it came out wrong when I wrote it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisuk44 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Just to add a note, Ive a 7th gen , linked braking system.. But the rear pads are urgently due for replacement, noted via MOT Even the mechanic checking couldn't understand due to the link braking system.. . Cheers for all the info, I should be able to just slide the rear pads in .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayo Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Yea make sure you check your rear brakes every now and thenIt was metal on metal Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Marooncobra Posted November 7, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted November 7, 2016 Suspect rear pedal was not adjusted correctly and the riders foot in the resting position has actually been slightly applying the rear pads and wearing them out.  What was the disc like?  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayo Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 The main reason why I even checked it was because the rear brake was dragging like crazy so I went to clean it and saw that (was planning on riding tomorrow ,I did the front a month ago and there was a lot of meat left so I didn't bother to check the rearSent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Marooncobra Posted November 7, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted November 7, 2016 If the rear pedal is not being operated by your foot in the rest position then I would be stripping the caliper as it looks like you may have one or more sticking Pistons. From the photo of the disc you have some surface rust on the rotor which would indicate you live and ride in a high moisture area which could also assist in gumming up your pistons. You mentioned that you recently cleaned the front brake calipers what were they like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayo Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 The front brakes were alright I just wanted to see how much meat I had on them and since I took them apart I might as well clean them, I just ordered a EBC rear brake pad for $28 can't go wrong with ebc Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lshark Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 my rear brake was dragging on my 2012..burning up rear pads and coating the wheel with dust....when i replaced the pads i removed the caliper bracket and greased the slide pins with some high temp brake grease....it's been a couple thousand miles since and there is a lot less dust on the wheel.....the brake pedal is adjustable up and down if you think you are dragging it with your foot....2 lock nuts on the linkage under the master cylinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayo Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I changed the pads yesterday, what a joke, I can't believe dealers charge you $100+pads just to change them ,took me like 15 mins to do it Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted November 14, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted November 14, 2016 Yep. And if you screw something up whilst doing it you are very unlikely to say nothing and hope you don't notice...  Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayo Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I rode about 100 miles yesterday and today to bed the brakes in and everything seems fine, the money I saved by not going to the dealership got me nice steak dinner with drinks(tasted good), if you read the service manual(assuming you have one) it's kinda hard to mess up,I think there's even a couple video's in YouTube that shows you how to do it Sent from my SM-N910T3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lshark Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 it's worth it to remove the caliper bracket and grease the slide pins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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