Rear pads. Easy job?

[grumps]

I have changed brake pads on many a bike but I am struggling to see how the rears on my 2020 plate 650 are done.
I have a Haynes manual and can see what to do, but the caliper is right behind the silencer and that looks to be a whole system right up to the header pipes.
That does not make the removal of the silencer or caliper seem easy.

A few tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

Meanwhile, I’ll start on the front pads👍😊

[Upt North]

https://nicolasbouliane.com/blog/rear-brake-pads-v-strom-650

Does this help?
Upt'North.

[Upt North]

If not, there's a lovely French Toast recipe..... 

[Rusty Nuts]

A bit wide of the mark with gen 1 / 2 years.

[grumps]

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Yes it does thanks. But, the screws and bolts are behind the silencer so I guess it’s time to start fiddling behind that. Silencer won’t move out of the way unless it’s taken off with the whole exhaust system.

I’ll try removing the caliper and raising it above the silencer.

Thanks again.

[The Doctor 46]

Upt North, what a splendid reply. When I read the OP's question I was going to look for a youtube link that could help but what you posted is brilliant, even a monkey could follow.

One bit of advise to the OP, when I changed my pads I replaced the pins with titanium all round. It didn't cost an arm and in my opinion well worth doing. As you can see in the picture in the link, his are rusty and I think you will find your pin are too. Still, most people don't and cleaning the old ones is okay too. 

[Upt North]

Who, who, who, are you calling a monkey 

[kwackboy]

Or .. if you don't have the tools as suggested,  just remove the back wheel ..

[grumps]

I can get at everything except the 90deg flat bladed screwdriver/socket. I have one but when on a ratchet it’s too long - maybe use a small ring spanner on the blade/hex bit?
I have done a test run on the other fixings and although tight I can get to them.

Who designs this sort of crap? If only the silencer came off.

Will be off soon to the local tool shop.

Thanks for the replies everyone👍👍👍

[grumps]

Front pads went aok but the captive nut behind the mudguard was a fiddle to get back in so I won’t take that off next time.
Gave the callipers a good blast of brake cleaner and a scrub of the pistons with a toothbrush👍

[grumps]

How neat is this? The only thing I can't get at on the caliper is the cap for the pad pin.

Found this set at my local (Aladdin's Cave) tool shop. The bits fit into the ratchet so saving length.

I'm not sure the set would take much abuse but for those hard-to-get-at screws or bolts it might just save the day.

[Upt North]

Looks a nice bit of kit Grumps. I've had mixed results with USPro, I bought a 1/4 inch socket set for almost nowt which is great and also a small tool chest for everyday stuff. But I bought a pair of cutters which were absolutely shite. Thankfully they also cost about nowt and took up little room in the bin.
I would recommend the 1/4 socket set wholeheartedly.
Good luck.
Upt'North.

[Upt North]

No JIS bits I see, but nothing new there.
Upt'North.

[grumps]

I only wanted it for the slot head bits and the shallow ratchet, but now you mention the lack of JIS bits ( which I had to Google to find out what that was) I will have to go back and complain😂

[Robotstar5]

I've used various ratchet spanners with screwdriver bits to access tight spaces, you can even grind the back of the bit down if needed.

[crofty]

Doctor Vstrom has a good video about this

[grumps]

Thank you Crofty and all other contributors👍