This ^ After my recent change to Brembo SA and an application of CoppaSlip to the backs of the pads plus a piston brush with brake cleaner using the girlfriends tooth brush it was gone. Tour of Scotland that was uncharacteristically dry and sunny and still no rubbing. This Sunday just gone a ride to Wales that started off wet and it's back Just accepting it as a fact of Mutley ownership.
IMO, the issue arises because the pads do not fully release from the disc when the pressure is taken off the caliper pistons. In over 40,000 miles on my 2012 Multistrada, I have rarely experienced this issue because part of my maintenance routine is the ensure the semi floating bobbins are free and the calipers and pads are cleaned. Of late, I have been using Bilt Hamber wheel cleaner, the one that turns blue as it cleans and is environmentally safe, awesome stuff. I find copper slip messy and if you use a fraction too much, when the pad gets hot, the excess dribbles down onto the caliper. I use a spray can of anti squeal I blagged that has adhesive like properties so the back of the pad sticks to the caliper piston and the pad retracts that little bit more consistently. Andy
I know all you guys are saying this is the brakes, and I thought it would be too. However, yesterday I put my nearly new (less than 150 miles) 1260 enduro in the garage and heard the noise. As the forks fully extend when its on the side stand they give a little wimper. I compressed the forks and put it back on the side stand with the front brake held on, same noise again. I can only assume its because the oil seals are doing their jobs, and the rubber wipers are so new they grip the dry fork legs pretty well. Never heard this on any of the previous Multis I've had.
The noise does not come from the forks, it is a brake pad/disk noise. The wheel rotates when the fork is compressed or extended. This sound is the result of high end brakes, thin disks with close tolerances.
The stock brakes aren’t high end, they’re crap. Switching to Serie Oro discs & brembo racing pads cured the issue completely on my bike.
Oooh good. I’ve got a set set of Oro discs waiting to go on, new pads too. I’m already looking forward to the results. As for the rear brake…..
Disagree, they simply aren't 'crap', they work fine, but can be improved along the lines you've suggested.
Be sure to use a quality torx bit when taking the discs off. Mine had enough blue threadlock to do 50 sets of discs and were a pain to get out. And of course the heads are made of cheese. Where did you acquire the Oro's? I had a set on my trusty CB1300 many years ago and they were faultless.
TaskMule, please read what I posted, I tried this with the front brake on. With the brake on the wheel does not rotate. Yes there are disk/pad noises, but this was not one of those. As for crap calipers, I agree the standard brakes arent crap but I would prefer the enduro at least came with the monoblocs from the S, and Oro disks are definitely better than standard ones.
