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Brake System
Rear Brake Caliper
1. Position the motorcycle on a rear lift stand.
2. Remove the locking safety wire
E
.
3. Remove mounting bolts
D
.
4. Remove brake reservoir cap and membrane.
5. Manually press the brake caliper against the
brake disc to retract the caliper piston. Monitor
that the uid in the reservoir doesn’t over ow.
Remove some by turning the reservoir down if
necessary.
6. Remove the retaining clip
H
.
7. Remove pin
G
.
8. Remove brake pads
F
and retaining springs.
9. Clean the brake caliper.
10. Install the new brake pads with retaining
springs.
11. Replace pin
G
and retaining clip
H
.
12. Position the caliper, apply white grease**,
install mounting bolts
D
, and tighten to the
appropriate torque – 20 Nm (14.8 ft-lb)
13. Rewire the locking safety wire
E
following the
instructions on pg. 32.
14. Press the brake pedal until brake pads contact
the brake disc and there is rm resistance on
the pedal.
15. If needed, re ll brake uid level to the MAX line.
* Loctite
®
243™ ** White lithium grease
Front Brake Calipers
1. Position the motorcycle on a rear lift stand.
2. Position the brake reservoir in a horizontal
position. Remove brake reservoir cap and
membrane.
3. Manually press the brake caliper against the
brake disc to retract the caliper piston. Monitor
that the uid in the reservoir doesn’t over ow.
Remove some if necessary.
4. Remove the locking safety wire
A
.
5. Remove mounting bolts
B
.
6. Remove calipers and spacers from mounts.
7. Remove brake pads
C
from calipers.
8. Clean the brake calipers.
9. Install the new brake pads. Check that the
springs is correctly seated.
10. Position calipers and spacers in place and
install mounting bolts
B
, but do not tighten
them yet.
11. Squeeze the brake lever until brake pads
contact the brake disc and there is rm
resistance on the lever. Secure the lever in an
active position. Check that the brake caliper is
straight and aligned.
12. Apply white grease** and tighten the mounting
bolts
B
to the appropriate torque – 45 Nm
(33.2 ft-lb)
13. Rewire the locking safety wire following the
instructions on pg. 32.
14. If needed, ll the brake uid level to the MAX
line, secure the cap, and remount the brake
reservoir.
* Loctite
®
243™ ** White lithium grease
Rear Brake Reservoir
Front Brake Reservoir
Rear Brake Caliper
Front Brake Calipers
Changing the Brake Pads
E
B
A
H
F
G
D
C
MIN
MAX
MAX
MIN
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