Hissing sound

tapper54 · Post by **tapper54** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:37 am

Hi All,Getting a sort of Hissing sound when I apply the front brake on my R 1100 S, almost like that of air coming out of a tyre when you stick a match in the tyre valve,everything seems fine with the brakes & the fluid,just wondering if its just the pads friction sound that I can hear,its just that I have never heard that before on any other bike, Any ideas ! cheers,Gary.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:03 pm

I'm guessing it's just the sound of the pads over the holes in the discs?

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:28 pm

If your pads aren't worn through to the rivets, wear ear-plugs

The Teutonic Tangerine · Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:58 pm

Bikerhoss wrote:If your pads aren't worn through to the rivets, wear ear-plugs

Rivets in brake linings! you must be as old as me to remember those.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:48 pm

I can remember on a YTS (Remember them?) at the tender age of 17 riveting friction material onto shoes for HGVs - I didn't really understand how critical that job was!!

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:51 pm

ah the YTS scheme .... Young, Thick and Stupid

..... my kid brother got a placement at a Kawa centre I managed ..... he instantly became my mug of tea bitch

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:41 pm

As above , it's just the drilled discs and pad material combination . Mines quite bad since the last disc change when I fitted EBC's and they really chew up pads too.....

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:43 pm

The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:Rivets in brake linings! you must be as old as me to remember those.

Dog Tyred · Post by **Dog Tyred** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:18 pm

tapper54 wrote:Hi All,Getting a sort of Hissing sound when I apply the front brake on my R 1100 S, almost like that of air coming out of a tyre when you stick a match in the tyre valve,everything seems fine with the brakes & the fluid,just wondering if its just the pads friction sound that I can hear,its just that I have never heard that before on any other bike, Any ideas ! cheers,Gary.

Brembo pads are notorious for making a hissing sound when applied firmly. That one of the reasons I use Brembo pads

DT

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:19 am

[quote="slparry"]ah the YTS scheme .... Young, Thick and Stupid

I was well qualified

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