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Offline the ferret

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Another question for Bandits with ABS riders
« on: August 06, 2007, 08:36:56 AM »
Readiing some articles mentions a pulsing in the brake lever and pedal..

Do you feel this all the time or just when the ABS is kicking in to prevent wheel lock?
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Re: Another question for Bandits with ABS riders
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2007, 09:54:56 AM »
Quote from: "the ferret"
Readiing some articles mentions a pulsing in the brake lever and pedal..

Do you feel this all the time or just when the ABS is kicking in to prevent wheel lock?

Just when the ABS kicks in i.e. when it's about to save your butt so you are only likely to encounter it on very rare occasions unless, of course, you ride on the limits of the bike and prevailing conditions all the time...

Note that the front discs make a whirring/humming noise when applied. I've never noticed this other bikes.
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Re: Another question for Bandits with ABS riders
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2007, 10:35:52 AM »
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Note that the front discs make a whirring/humming noise when applied. I've never noticed this other bikes.


Mine makes the same sound, like a little electric motor comes on when you squeeze the front brake.

And I don't have ABS.... all B1250 riders report the same sound.

I've heard several explanations... it's the holes in the rotor "whirring" past the brake pads... it's the vibration of the rubber rotor mounts... it's the brake pads vibrating in the calipers... it's the calipers vibrating on the caliper mounts... Take your pick.

All I know is it's not the ABS.  :shrug:
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Another question for Bandits with ABS riders
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2007, 11:40:45 AM »
My two previous bikes had drilled discs and they didn't 'whir'. It's not objectionable and I suppose it's a sort of reassuring that you can hear braking effort being applied rather than just feeling it but I've never had it on any other bike. Is this just a Suzuki thing? Just a Bandit thing? Just a 1250 thing?
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« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2007, 12:04:37 PM »
I don't know.

I have heard different noises from different front brakes on different bikes, but nothing quite like this "electric motor" sound.

It does seem as though the larger diameter and thinner the rotors are, the more tendncy they have to make weird noises.

I'd just make sure all your nuts and bolts are torqued correctly and not worry about it.  :motorsmile:
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Another question for Bandits with ABS riders
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2007, 03:10:37 PM »
I've never heard anything from the brakes on my 650...
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« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2007, 04:36:54 PM »
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I've never heard anything from the brakes on my 650...


Ditto with my 1200.
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« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2007, 07:20:39 PM »
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I've never heard anything from the brakes on my 650...


Ditto with my 1200.


Well, when you guys take your first ride on a 1250, you're in for a real treat!  :lol:

It's a neat sound, really... kinda hi-tech or robotic...  :roll:
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2007, 09:11:40 PM »
I hear or feel nothing under normal conditions;how do you guys hear anything anyway what are all of you under 25
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2007, 12:38:49 AM »
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what are all of you under 25


Ha! I wish!

Double that and add a few years...  :roll:
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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2007, 01:49:08 AM »
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It does seem as though the larger diameter and thinner the rotors are, the more tendncy they have to make weird noises.


I'll bet you're on to something...similar to running your finger around the edge of a "fine china" wine glass.  The higher the quality of leaded crystal in the glass, the better the sound quality/tone.  Quality bike, quality brakes...must be a connection  :grin:
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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2007, 08:08:05 AM »
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what are all of you under 25


Ha! I wish!

Double that and add a few years...  :roll:


Yea me too!   :motorsmile:
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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2007, 02:45:20 PM »
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It's a neat sound, really... kinda hi-tech or robotic...  :roll:


I guess that's to go with the look of a robot face when viewing the 1250 motor from the side.  :lol:
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« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2007, 07:30:09 PM »
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It's a neat sound, really... kinda hi-tech or robotic...  :roll:

I guess that's to go with the look of a robot face when viewing the 1250 motor from the side.  :lol:

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« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2007, 10:47:25 PM »
My buddy had replaced his pads on his 03 gixxer600, and says they make the same sound now. He says it's the scintered(sp?) brake pads that the factory uses nowadays. When I told him about it, he took it for a quick spin and said "yup, it's those pads.. totally normal"
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