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brake noise
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:37 pm
by lippetd
My 650 sits in the sun at work, and on hot afternoons when I ride
home, my brakes make a harmonic hum-low squeal noise that becomes a
terrible high squeal right as the bike stops. The front brake is
worse, but the back does it also. This last for about 2 miles (4
stops or so). This never happens in the cool of the morning, and
rarely if I use the brakes heavily on warm days. I have about 8K on
the all original brakes. Is it just time for new pads, or is this a
common KLR issue?
Tom
brake noise
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:33 pm
by James W. Flower
In a979 the rear on my SR500 started squealing. I bought a spray can
of Permatex Brake Quiet and followed the directions (except I didn't
buy their brand parts cleaner before I sprayed the Brake Quiet on the
back of the pucks). It worked, and it worked for a long time. Now my
'99 KLR's rear is doing it too, so I just bought another can.
--JWF
>Posted by: "lippetd" lippetd@... lippetd
>Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:37 am (PST)
>My 650 sits in the sun at work, and on hot afternoons when I ride
>home, my brakes make a harmonic hum-low squeal noise that becomes a
>terrible high squeal right as the bike stops. The front brake is
>worse, but the back does it also. This last for about 2 miles (4
>stops or so). This never happens in the cool of the morning, and
>rarely if I use the brakes heavily on warm days. I have about 8K on
>the all original brakes. Is it just time for new pads, or is this a
>common KLR issue?
> Tom
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need input on a local shop that does honest, good work in corona, c
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:34 am
by ericfunzales
If there are any local KLR riders living in the Corona, CA area that
know of a good shop to have my initial (first time actually, 1000mi)
tuneup as well as make some adjustments to bent handlebars and broken
off choke lever, please inform. I contacted Corona Motorsports and
they quoted me at just under $300 for the tuneup alone. Is this
normal?