I PUT A SET OF FRONT BRAKES ON MY MOTORCYCLE, IS IT NORMAL FOR THEM TO WHINE WHEN STOPPING?
Whining-no, scraping noise sometimes yes, especially if the rotor was not refaced when the brake pads were replaced and it is really grooved.
This depends on a few factors. - Installation - Compound If they were installed and were not done properly it could be. However, if you upgraded your pads to a high metallic compound (popular with high performance pads) you will hear anything from a whining to a squeaking and sometimes metal contact sound at lower speeds. Brand new pads also have to sit themselves in and basically conform to the unique shape of your rotors. Every rotor has small grooves from the wear and tear of the pads and the rotor. So new pads take a little while to seat in before they conform to that shape. In the mean time things like fine dust can get in the grooves and cause squeaking. Try squirting water up by the pad and rotor to clean them off, let it try and go for a ride to see if it is any better. You could also have something like a small piece of cinder rock stuck in there which would cause it as well. Otherwise the other factor to look at will be to make sure that the brakes were installed properly. If they seem to stop normal, you see no strange grooves and the pad is sitting flush with your rotor then I would not assume that it is a concern. It sounds far more likely you went to a high performance pad, or, are suffering from a fine dust and brake pad wear in period. There are also non-queak compounds you can buy from performance shops to help with the squeaking if it is a high performance pad. Sometimes it doesn't eliminate it, but helps. (Only helps if that is the case)
sometimes i don't think it's bad did you get any of that stuff that makes them not do that? i forgot what it's called it's a little packet you put on the brakes before putting them on haa
