RE: [ST] rear brake changing question

[Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2002, Harries, Mort wrote:

> No, you don't have to remove the wheel, or loosen the chain to remove the
> rear brake.

You don't?  I'm assuming it would be easier to do so though?  I'm about to
change my rears for the first time so any tips are appreciated...

> btw, my bike goes through rear brake pads every 4-5K miles.  My bikes at 13K

Wow Mort, that doesn't seem right.  My previous bike, a 95 Trophy 3, ate
rear pads up but not at that rate.  AFAIK the pads on my ST are OEM and
I'm at about 21k.  Hmmm. 

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