KTM front brake squeal
 

Just got my AdventureR, LOVE it. But after
60 miles the front brake works from higher
speeds but then just squeals/groans for the last few yards and you can feel the viabration through the bars. Its a big bike
(and rider) so are AdventureR's prone to glazing/cooking their pads with hard(ish) road use?

Hi wastegate,

you can override this (little) problem by making some cuts wit a thin saw in the brake pads.

Soft pads helps too! http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/wink.gif))

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Pietro


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Pietro Tosetti (KTM EGS 640 Adventure R 2000 "Drago") &
Patrizia Coari (Honda Dominator 650 "Brontolo")
Milano - GFC 23 & 24 - EChM 499 <A HREF="http://www.pitpat.it
A" TARGET=_blank>http://www.pitpat.it
A</A> volte un atteggiamento rigido e' conseguenza di una paralisi.

Cheers badwolf, but what pads? Hard catalogue
lists Ferodo ID450, Texstart 4069GF,
Toshiba (I thought they made TV's !) H38 and
TT2701. Any suggestions?

Hi Wastegate,
I'm using Brembo D450FF.

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Pietro

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Pietro Tosetti (KTM EGS 640 Adventure R 2000 "Drago") &
Patrizia Coari (Honda Dominator 650 "Brontolo")
Milano - GFC 23 & 24 - EChM 499 <A HREF="http://www.pitpat.it
A" TARGET=_blank>http://www.pitpat.it
A</A> volte un atteggiamento rigido e' conseguenza di una paralisi.

This is a common problem with many KTM's, my last Duke II also had the same...

Copperslip did not work, and BMW brake paste did until the next large rainfall.

I have heard from many sources that it is the pads...

Regards
JT

No worries -- easy to fix. EBC Kevlar pads (set no FA 208) do the trick...

Toss the old ones (don't waste time filing and cutting and wotnot -- save yourself the bother).