New pads

[marko138]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Hmm... maybe I was drunk when I read my manual... could have been... either way my method is WAY easier... Pulling off the whole caliper makes putting those pads in a snap.

Yeah I wanted to pull the caliper...but I don't have a front stand. I wanted to clean the pistons....so I got them the best I could with it on. I changed pads exactly to manual specs. Took about 45 minutes...but about 15 of that was searching for a tool to push the pistons back in.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

Yeah I wanted to pull the caliper...but I don't have a front stand. I wanted to clean the pistons....so I got them the best I could with it on. I changed pads exactly to manual specs. Took about 45 minutes...but about 15 of that was searching for a tool to push the pistons back in.

Every Buell owner should have one.
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[marko138]

Yeah for sure. I'd rather have a front stand tho.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

Yeah for sure. I'd rather have a front stand tho.

Until you want to drop the engine to ceramic coat the headers or to change the spark plugs with minimal cursing... Just don't fuck up your wires putting it back up in it...

[marko138]

Can plugs be changed with engine still in frame?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

Can plugs be changed with engine still in frame?

Yeah, but it's a pain in the ass...

[marko138]

Luckily these bikes require little maintainence...

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

Luckily these bikes require little maintainence...

I like the quote from one of the Cycle World reviews... "Maintainence... What Maintainence?"

Seriously... 5k service intervals... no valve adjustments... no drivetrain adjustment/lubrication... Change the plugs and oil/primary every 5k, fork oil and brake fluid every 10k, put gas in that motherfucker and go.

[marko138]

Yep. It's nice. I'm gonna change the oil at 6k tho. Previous owner said it was done at 5k but I'm gonna do it anyway. And brakes are a little spongy so I'm swapping that too....

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

Yep. It's nice. I'm gonna change the oil at 6k tho. Previous owner said it was done at 5k but I'm gonna do it anyway. And brakes are a little spongy so I'm swapping that too....

Well, I guess those mileage intervals are only as good as how much you ride the bike... My brake fluid was starting to look a little yuck, but brake performance wasn't compromised much... that's with almost 9k miles in about 11 months. I could only imagine what it would look like on a bike that was a few years old...