Mine are squeeking but thats after 12,000. Clean out the brake dust in the pads and calipers and you should be good.Branrob said:Is anyone else having problems with your rear brakes on the 04? Myself and at least one other person i know have new ones and since like the first couple weeks they squeek when you apply them? Is this happening anywhere else?
Same here, but I do try to use them at the same time, just cause thats how I learned, but I know when I bought the bike and rode it home I could not believe how much better they worked then on either one of my 600's I had. Have to be alot more careful for sure. I dont have any squeaking as of now, but I only have about 700 miles so far. Its probably just dust.BunchaMalarkey said:Rear brake...whats that?!? I thought it was a parking brake.![]()
I only use it to hold me when Im stopped.
Trailbraking! :thumbup:BunchaMalarkey said:Rear brake...whats that?!? I thought it was a parking brake.![]()
I only use it to hold me when Im stopped.
I don't. Never had a need for it. I've got just under 19K on mine and about 3500 are track miles and most of the rest are some hard arse corner carving on the streets. [my 03 1k is just a weekend warrior, no commuting with it]skibum91 said:Trailbraking! :thumbup:
:thumbup: :laughingr :laughingrmoto182003 said:sounds like someone needs an mp3 player :lol:
You will need it if you ever start floating the rear into corners, when it starts chattering the rear brake will help settle it down and keep it in line with the front tire (or out to the side of it if you are REALLY good :bowdown: ) There is nothing quite like the feeling of "backing it in"BunchaMalarkey said:I don't. Never had a need for it. I've got just under 19K on mine and about 3500 are track miles and most of the rest are some hard arse corner carving on the streets.
CIAO
My understanding of backin it in is from hard arse braking going into a corner while banging down a few gears. Not that I do that either...but I didnt think it had anything to with trailbraking.Motojoe_23 said:You will need it if you ever start floating the rear into corners, when it starts chattering the rear brake will help settle it down and keep it in line with the front tire (or out to the side of it if you are REALLY good :bowdown: ) There is nothing quite like the feeling of "backing it in"![]()