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Brakes screeching

2.6K views 11 replies 10 participants last post by  zer0code  
#1 ·
my bikes brakes sound like a 1986 POS car every time i hit the front brake it sounds like nails on a chock board. bike has 1800miles on it. I went to the dealer and they told me it normal and all BMW's brake screech. Is this true? did i spend $17000, the most i could spend on a 1000 for a bike that sounds like crap when i use the front brake. i hate to say it but its embarrassing
 
#2 ·
Mine did for a while until they warm up. After 10 miles or so when they are warmer I notice it less. After 30 miles I don't hear it anymore. I got 1600miles on mine and they still squeak when cold.
 
#4 ·
its load on mine i have the chatterbox playing music at all time and i can still hear it. mine does not go away when it heats up. im glad to know the dealer was telling the trouth about most of them doing it but still not happy about it
 
#10 ·
Mine did that for a while too, but spray the discs with some Simple Green and very lightly use the rough side of a sponge to scrub them down, both sides and around the buttons, and then go out and get on them hard a couple of times and the screeching shouldn't be as bad. Be careful though, after cleaning off the discs the brakes will not work as well as they did until you have gotten them hot and done a couple of hard stops. Also try to minimize how much of the Simple Green you get on the actual pads.
 
#12 ·
Mine did for a while, then suddenly after 2000km stopped...
don't ask why...a lot of things that come from my S1K does not have any apparent reason..

like the single tick noise coming down panel, etc heheh
Oh, and the sewing machine now hehehe...i can hear the valve's working sound on every rpm range, and its kinda strange, but interesting....considering my old suzy was pretty quiet