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I was curious if anybody has had a problem with the rear brake squeeking. It is fine and works great but at stop lights when I am approaching stop lights and am at about 3 or 4 miles per hour clear to stopped, I get a squeek out of the rear brake. The pads are new and the rotor is in good shape. There are a few minor groves in the rotor but nothing bad. I cleaned the pads with break cleaner which helped slightly but it came back very quickly. I did a search but came up with nothing.
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When you replaced the rear pads did you use brake lube?1981 XS1100SH -
It could be the pads themselves. When I switched from EBC to Versah pads, I got a hellish squeak from the Versah pads. Nothing I did would get rid of it, tried emery cloth on the discs, used a grinder on the pads and the squeak would come back in a couple of days. Went back to the EBC pads and everything was good.When a 10 isn't enough, get a 11. 80g HardbaggerComment
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all mine sqeek, i like it, the high freqency penetrates closed cage windows and booming music, cell phone distracted drivers, they know when i'm around another free layer of protection!"a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
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85 Yamaha FJ 1100
79 yamaha xs1100f
03 honda cbr 600 f4
91 yamaha fzr 600
84 yamaha fj 1100
82 yamaha seca 750
87 yamaha fazer
86 yamaha maxim x
82 yamaha vision
78 yamaha rd 400Comment
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I'm sure that's fine...Originally posted by mason79
all mine sqeek, i like it, the high freqency penetrates closed cage windows and booming music, cell phone distracted drivers, they know when i'm around another free layer of protection!
...if you like your bike to sound like a city bus.1981 XS1100SHComment
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no most of the time i'm sounding like an xs11, what ever that is..."a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
History
85 Yamaha FJ 1100
79 yamaha xs1100f
03 honda cbr 600 f4
91 yamaha fzr 600
84 yamaha fj 1100
82 yamaha seca 750
87 yamaha fazer
86 yamaha maxim x
82 yamaha vision
78 yamaha rd 400Comment
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I buzzed by my boss while going home one day on the highway at 90mph. I asked him the next day if it was loud and he said not really. I have stock pipes. I'm not really looking to be obnoxious.Originally posted by mason79
no most of the time i'm sounding like an xs11, what ever that is...1981 XS1100SHComment
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Yea, if you were obnoxious you would have had it redlined.1980 XS Eleven SpecialComment
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What Webcraft said. Something about the compound in Vesrah pads makes the rears squeal. Same happened to me and I switched to BDC pads on the rear and prob went away. Still have the Vesrahs on the front and they work fine there.Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.Comment
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Also make sure that the caliper slides on the pin easy and smoothly. The caliper must be completely free moving. If not the caliper will torque enough when the brakes are applied to have the pad meet the rotor un-flat and cause squealing. If the caliper can't slid smoothly and squarely into the rotor that's what you get.
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
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