How to: install brake pads

[killa kali]

Originally Posted by daobn24

Not to take anything away from your write-up but that seem like a lot of work for pads. I'm not sure if the 08-09 brakes are any different then the 06-07 but I can change my pads out in 5 min. tops. Just remove the cotter pins, the pad retainer piece and the stock pads should slide right off...

i was changing different company brake pads, so it's recommended that you sand or resurface your rotors to get that old brake pad residue off. also, my calipers were filthy and i wanted to get all that brake dust and dirt out of the pistons. I'm just extremely OCD when it comes to the bike

[mibe]

is this the same process for an 03 r6???? thanks so much

[verybigtiter6]

what happened to the pics???

[ChouDawg]

If you're just doing pads and not resurfacing/sanding your rotors you can skip steps 4-7 and 11. There really are only two bolts that hold the calipers to the forks and the cotter pins, it's really simple if you take a look at your calipers. Here's a shot of the calipers the two hex bolt safety wired to each other top/bottom are the caliper bolts.

[jinsungmin]

what happen to the pics ? gone ? usually how long does a set or pads last ? with normal riding conditions ?

[bryan j]

Originally Posted by jinsungmin

what happen to the pics ? gone ? usually how long does a set or pads last ? with normal riding conditions ?

Long time. I've got 15k on mine

[ChouDawg]

Originally Posted by bryan j

Long time. I've got 15k on mine

Ditto, I swapped mine out at 10k or so and they had a ton of life left. I think race pads or similar will have a bit shorter life span in exchange for performance. But then again, even on the track I never mash my brakes hard enough to endo or lock up the rear. Your mileage might vary in my opinion depending on how hard you are on the brakes.