How to change Motorcycle Rear brake pads - Honda CRF1100 Africa Twin

Tutorial on how to replace the rear brake pads and maintain your brake callipers

[@user-vj1mp7nf6e]

Добрый день. Подскажи пожалуйста момент затяжки болта ведущей звёздочки..

[@WellingtonOliveira-wu9ro]

Good video! Please make a video on why you traded the GS on Africa Twin

[@MrLuk78]

thanks for your comment! I'll try to shoot a comparison video in the near future. Best regards!

[@mattyb7736]

Because the AT is better and not as expensive to maintain 😂

[@obobzin8629]

Great job!

[@MrLuk78]

Thanks for your comment...! 👍🤣

[@ezp721]

Is there any difference in size/specs from the brake pads of Sahara 300 or CB 500F (original) in relation to the Africa Twin brake pads (original)? It feels like if you step inside a Honda store they would charge way more for the same product just because of the bike name.

[@MrLuk78]

You're right. That sort of thing happens quite often in dealers, specially with fork seals as they only vary in diameter and thickness. Check the price of a pair of fork seals for the AT compared with the 500x, for example. However, eventhough the size and matching of the xre300/cb500f pads are the same of the AT, the material used on the genuine pads for those bikes is not sintered. It doesn't withhold the same heat and pressure as of AT. Bear in mind that a pair of good pads for an AT usually costs close to the genuine one but they don't come with the ceramic shield.You can check EBC, Brembo sintered and Nissin. They may very 20% in price. Other brands such as Potenza usually wear out the disc more rapidly and don't have the same softness and breaking power. At the end of the day you spend with a more often change of disks.

[@drgonzo4714]

Great video! Just did the job myself - a question for anyone who did that also: I've changed bake pads two days ago and my rear brake disc is warm after every ride even though I don't use the rear brake before checking on it. So it's a general friction. Is it normal for the pads to constantly touch the disc after switching?

[@MrLuk78]

Maybe the material of the pads you installed doesn't dissipate heat..a bit of friction always happens and the disk will always remain a bit hot. it's important to make sure you use sintered pads otherwise it may overheat.

[@mattyb7736]

Use brake cleaner spray, not carb cleaner which will degrade the brake piston seals. That stuff is bad on an rubber designed for brake fluid. its designed to dissolve old fuel and reacts badly with brake components. Use a smear of high temperature brake grease and not silicone grease on the bolts. Ask me why after it melts and coats the pads.

[@MrLuk78]

Thanks for your comment! Silicone grease is the one indicated in Honda servicing manual. Usually it's advised to be used in parts with contact with rubber, which is the case of the rear calipers bolts (not the front ones ). However, the industry always brings new solutions that withstand higher temperatures as it is the case o copper and lithium grease . I would not use copper grease as it conducts electricity, eventhough withstands higher temperatures. Not sure but I suppose silicone grease has a very high melting point. As for using a carb cleaner, it's a well know cheap solution (very common around here) for removing dust and debris from parts with orings, as it dissolves dirt without damaging rubber. Having said that, it's always better to use products specifically designed for a given purpose. But it always come at higher prices. Many mechanics even use querosene for cleaning up break calipers. best regards!

[@mattyb7736]

@MrLuk78 I saw that in the handbook too but have had unfortunate experience with silicone grease on brake pins before.

[@MrLuk78]

Thanks for your helpful input!

[@stevedupont5653]

You waitedd long friendt...25dkm! My AT 2023 pats rear honda dealerschip told me to chance better soon , now 13700km have already like noticed to Push deeper for same braking ...i will let them do it - at the same time while they change TFT screen - warantie , if id changed patts myself , i´d woudend recomand grease on the boldts from the caliper do , would have more confidens in loctite!..😊

[@carvalhonj]

Hi there, have you used heavy duty tube?

[@MrLuk78]

do you mean heavy duty grease?

[@carvalhonj]

@@MrLuk78 If you use heavy duty inner tubes in your tires

[@MrLuk78]

​@@carvalhonjIn the rear tyre i've had fitted heidenau heavy duty. the front tyre is still the inner tube that came with the bike from the start. There's a recent video on the channel showing my recent tyre change . best regards!

[@carvalhonj]

@@MrLuk78 Nice! Do you know how thick it is? 2, 3, or 4mm Thanks

[@MrLuk78]

4mm.