Thanks Dennis. I checked the free play and it was indeed too tight. I loosened it to a little over an inch with several turns of the adjusting nut and will check it out on the ride to work tomorrow. Appreciate the help and have certainly learned a lot from being a part of this group, especially from your contributions. Safe Travels, Barge ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Hammerl To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tire Squeal
Let me take a guess... How much free-play do have in your rear brake ? (pedal drop before take-up) Too little and the brake will be applied when encountering lumps and bumps. Makes for neat little tire squeals. Ever notice that the tires squeal when a plane lands ? Same thing. Wheels not rotating at speed. The tight rear brake slows the wheel down when it gets a chance (not in contact with road) The explanation is that the brake gets way tighter when you sit on it... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: the Bargers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 11:00:30 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tire Squeal In comparison to just about every other problem and solution I've read about on this post, this pales by comparison but I would be grateful for any help. A while back, I bought an 03 750 with 4k on the clock and in very good condition. The guy I bought it from had just put new Pirelli's on it. It seems that whenever I ride over broken pavement, go over a bump, or lose contact momentarily with the surface and regain contact, I hear the rubber squeak. I didn't notice this when I got the bike and it had 25 psi in the tires but then I thought they were under-inflated and I bumped it up to 32. Is this normal? Could the tires be under- or over- inflated? (there is a max of 40psi) Are these just crappy tires or what? Any insight would be most appreciated. Thanks, Barge -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
