R1150R Rear Brake Pad Life

[J Brase]

Art,

Thanks for the follow-up. Too often folks forget to do that and it leaves everyone with incomplete (or wrong) information.

John

 

[glwestcott]

where can we find instructions to replace front and rear pads? is that easy? do we need BMW special tools or drain the system?

Clymers and other manuals have directions, but you can also do a search at this site. The job is very easy and takes very little time. I still can't believe what I paid for a dealer brake job before.

 

[MrB]

Check other sites as well.

where can we find instructions to replace front and rear pads? is that easy? do we need BMW special tools or drain the system?

ADVriders www.advrider.com site has a "Hall of Wisdom" with very good instructions. It is very easy to change out the pads. I think the www.bmwsporttouring.com board has some instructions, too. Don't forget the www.ibmwr.org site.

BTW, I got 32,000 miles on my rear pads on my 1150 GS because I use the rear pedal very little. If you use your rear brake pedal a lot, you'll wear out the rear pads quickly. You put a lot of pressure on the brake pedal with your foot, compared to squeezing the lever with your hand.