Tokica Caliper

[Zoser]

Has anyone done a write up on changing the front and rear brake pads?  I don't need to do this for a while as I acquired the bike with very low mileage but as someone who likes to do as much maintenance as possible it would be nice to know of any tricks.

On the front calipers I presume that that the retaining pins only need to be slackened at first?  Then remove the whole caliper.  Once in your hand the retaining pads, clips etc can all then be removed.

Looking at the caliper there is obviously no way that he pads can be removed from the top as with my Fazer 800.

The rear caliper looks a bit tricky to access being so low down.

[Skids]

Do you have the Service Manual?

Here are the 2 relevant pages.

[Zoser]

Wow that's helpful, many thanks.  Is the manual available on line?

Also I note that the WS manual states replace the caliper using new bolts.  Seems a bit over kill.  Is that absolutely necessary?

[Skids]

Originally Posted by Zoser

Wow that's helpful, many thanks.  Is the manual available on line?

Also I note that the WS manual states replace the caliper using new bolts.  Seems a bit over kill.  Is that absolutely necessary?

Honda always recommend changing the mounting bolts every time.

I never have. YMMV.

[larryblag]

I believe that new Honda bolts come with that blue-coloured locking compound on the threads. If you do reuse the old ones make sure to apply some medium-strength thread lock like Loctite 243

[Lars]

Hello,

for what its worth, I have recently replaced my front brake pads and splurged 4 x 16 EUR on new bolts ( yes they come with the blue locktite on them ) The old ones never got changed in the last 5 years.

They look really shiny compared to the old dull ones and I have honestly spent a couple of minutes in front of the bike admiring the new "bling"

Lars

[Crosspurpose]

IMHO it’s Honda being cautious and wanting to make a profit selling new bolts. I removed my calipers when I first got the bike because I wanted to fit a Fenda Extender and needed to remove the mudguard to do the job. All I did was to reapply Loctite blue thread lock and torque the bolts to the specified torque. Unless they are stretch bolts (I doubt it) there’s no need to replace them other than for cosmetic reasons.