Front brake noise

[Whistler]

I have the engine wine at medium speed and higher I put up with it cause I was on a harley.... But I do notice that when I put on the front brake I get a noise mostly when I come to a complete stop and I squeeze a little harder.. Does anyone else have this problum RonaldE:12101:

[RandyR]

I had similar front brake noises that started on my trip to the International rally in Arkansas. It seems to have cleared itself up.

 

I asked a couple others about it, and they suggested I picked up a grain of sand or spot of tar/grease on the pad that might wear itself off soon. It did. But I first closely examined my pads to make sure they were still thick enough.

[Whistler]

Thanks for the infomation I,ll give it a try...RonaldE:fingers-crossed-emo

[slick97spirit]

mine does the same thing occasionally. I think it's a normal thing with these bikes.

[Chinto]

I had a grinding metal on metal sound with slow speed stops with the front brake for quite some time. The OEM pads still had around 50% left compared to a new pad. The noise would come and go but over several months it would be more come than go. Very annoying when you come to a stop in a group. Sounds just like worn out brakes. My solution was to replace the pads and scotch brited the rotor. I have not had any noise from the front brakes now for the last 1 1/2 years now. A friend said the old pads had "glazed". He said the only thing to do is simply replace them when that happens.