Knoble Tech Tips: How to Replace A Front Brake Rotor On A Harley-Davidson Sportster

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Brakes, yeah they won't help you go fast, but man they defiantly will save your ass in a hurry when you need it to. Especially when using the front brake. It's good practice to check your brake pads for wear ever so often and even a good idea to check your brake rotor once in a while to see if it has any warp or grooves dug into it. A good way to indicate if it need replaced is if you can put your finger nails in the grooves.
In this helpful tutorial by Steve Knoble of Knoble Moto, you will learn how to remove your front brake rotor and replace it. Using this 2012 Harley-Davidson Sportster for the demo, be sure to have a service manual handy for the correct torque specs for your bike. So grab some tools, grab a beverage and let's get to work.
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[@andrewhansen3044]

Another great informative video 🙂. Can you re-use rotor bolts? I thought they were single use?

[@KnobleMoto]

It’s fine. They are not getting torqued to that high of a spec. The threads on the wheel will fail before the bolts (assuming you installed the rotor properly)

[@user-kn1ib1zy2l]

Caliper?

[@rebel_ltz]

There is no reason to remove the fender for this job.

[@lowbrowcustoms]

It depends on the tire you are running... In this case, removing the fender allowed the wheel to roll right out forward without having to fight it against the fender mounting hardware, as it would have interfered as the bolt heads were in the way.

[@KnobleMoto]

I agree. Removing the fender on this era sporty make the job much easier.