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Buzzing noise in front brake.

Smokey61
5 years ago

Quoting Smokey61 on 04 Dec 2018 06:13 AM
The spring didn't work.

Pads next.

Quoting paulybronco on 04 Dec 2018 06:30 AM
Told you pads at the start, the noise will still be there but depending on the brand the pitch of the noise changes

Pads first, rotor second, caliper third. If I can't get rid of the noise I'll sell the bike. It's like fingernails on a blackboard to me. For 10 months the brakes worked silently. It gets a fluid flush and now it's buzzing like a fucking vibrator.

noctm
5 years ago

Might sound weird, dunno how it'd cause it but I had the exact same issue and switched my HD stainless braided lines for some different ones and the buzzing/vibration went away. When I first noticed it I rang my mechanic and asked wtf and he asked if I had stainless braided lines and I said yep and he said that's what it is. Never noticed it on the rear which never had the stainless braided lines.

Smokey61
5 years ago

No good for me, I don't like 'em too loud.

Smokey61
5 years ago

Got some Z series Lyndall pads coming next week, in the meantime, I've tried new OEM pads, no change.

perthhog
5 years ago

Been watching the comments, I’ll be surprised if the lyndell z make any difference that’s what I’ve been
Running in my bikes for the last ten years due to there less dust And my bikes have the buzz
All ways put it down to holes in discs One Bike isn’t as bad as the other different both evo softails
Obviously no abs Both have same brake masters One has stainless braid line std evo caliper z pads
The other which is quieter floating Oem rotor braided black line but running a Brembo aftermarket
4 spot which from what I can tell is similler to a victory or bmw 800fsg I think it was
Prior to running lyndell s I had ran sbs. And ferodos noise was there than too with different brand rotors
Plain zinc to shiney chrome So have just lived with it as another HD issue but could honestly say have never had it
In any of my jap bikes

paulybronco
5 years ago

Quoting perthhog on 10 Dec 2018 12:54 AM
Been watching the comments, I’ll be surprised if the lyndell z make any difference that’s what I’ve been
Running in my bikes for the last ten years due to there less dust And my bikes have the buzz
All ways put it down to holes in discs One Bike isn’t as bad as the other different both evo softails
Obviously no abs Both have same brake masters One has stainless braid line std evo caliper z pads
The other which is quieter floating Oem rotor braided black line but running a Brembo aftermarket
4 spot which from what I can tell is similler to a victory or bmw 800fsg I think it was
Prior to running lyndell s I had ran sbs. And ferodos noise was there than too with different brand rotors
Plain zinc to shiney chrome So have just lived with it as another HD issue but could honestly say have never had it
In any of my jap bikes

Agree it’s just part of the HD experience LOL

Smokey61
5 years ago

Quoting perthhog on 10 Dec 2018 12:54 AM
Been watching the comments, I’ll be surprised if the lyndell z make any difference that’s what I’ve been
Running in my bikes for the last ten years due to there less dust And my bikes have the buzz
All ways put it down to holes in discs One Bike isn’t as bad as the other different both evo softails
Obviously no abs Both have same brake masters One has stainless braid line std evo caliper z pads
The other which is quieter floating Oem rotor braided black line but running a Brembo aftermarket
4 spot which from what I can tell is similler to a victory or bmw 800fsg I think it was
Prior to running lyndell s I had ran sbs. And ferodos noise was there than too with different brand rotors
Plain zinc to shiney chrome So have just lived with it as another HD issue but could honestly say have never had it
In any of my jap bikes

OK, that's depressing. A HD issue that persists with non-HD parts. There's a fuck-ton of speculation as to the reason, but nobody really knows.

My Triumph has twin floating ventilated rotors, no noise.

Wideglider
5 years ago

My unhelpful post ....I wear earplugs to lessen the wind noise and my exhaust noise is not the quietest.
Brakes serviced regularly & operate effectively - wouldn't know & not worried whether a buzzing noise is there or not.
"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
But I do understand it concerns you & hope you get it sorted, am interested in the remedy just out of curiosity.

Wideglider
5 years ago

Well there ya go. Now that I have been made aware that some on the forum have disc brakes having a buzzing noise, I now notice my pushbike front brake buzzes. I would probably say it has always buzzed. I wasn't actively listening out for it, must have subliminally been aware so then it came to my notice.
Difference though with me to some other riders posting here is that I really don't care about it!

steelo
5 years ago

Yours is the playing card in the spokes WG

Wideglider
5 years ago

Quoting steelo on 12 Dec 2018 10:15 AM
Yours is the playing card in the spokes WG

Nah steelo, playing card soggy & quietened down from all this rain down here, could be the reason I can now hear the brake buzzing.

steelo
5 years ago

Looks like you're going to see some more of that!!

Wideglider
5 years ago

Will be in lockdown for a couple days.

Pops70
4 years ago

Old thread .... old enough to pull it up again.

Did anyone ever find a solution to this issue?

I only just bought my Fatboy and that weird noise was the first thing I noticed without even reading about it before.
It's terrible and I want it gone.

If need be, I will really need to follow the advice with the louder exhaust ... ;-) but my neighbors might not like mine getting louder than it is already.

Smokey61
4 years ago

Sorry, I thought I'd posted the solution I found.

Z series Lyndall pads. Not the Gold series. Red pack, not blue pack. Dead silent right from the off and still silent today.

paulybronco
4 years ago

It was mentioned in Nov 2018 that it was the pads

Smokey61
4 years ago

Quoting paulybronco on 28 May 2020 12:13 PM
It was mentioned in Nov 2018 that it was the pads

And so I ordered some and put them in when they arrived in Dec 2018 and it fixed the problem. What was your point again?

Pops70
4 years ago

Quoting Smokey61 on 28 May 2020 11:08 AMedited: 28 May 2020 11:12 AM
Sorry, I thought I'd posted the solution I found.

Z series Lyndall pads. Not the Gold series. Red pack, not blue pack. Dead silent right from the off and still silent today.

I must have missed that whilst reading. Thanks again ..... Hope my buzzing will go away with the same solution.

Wideglider
4 years ago

You got any theory as to why changing brake fluid causes buzzing?

Smokey61
4 years ago

Mine started after a dealer service with fluid change, pads were good, so not replaced. But the noise was there at the first brake application out of the dealer. That's when I started this thread.

Tried new genuine pads, noise remained. Then tried Z series Lyndall pads. Red pack. Instant fix. Two years and no buzzing so far.

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