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Moto Board => Tech => Topic started by: Schwanger on May 16, 2008, 03:42:33 PM

Title: Brake Shudder
Post by: Schwanger on May 16, 2008, 03:42:33 PM
When I brake hard and run over a bump I get a horrible shudder in the front end that progressively gets worse until I stop of let off.  I've been fighting this for over a year.  I have tried cleaning the brakes, including the rotor buttons, and increasing the rebound and compression damping.  I have only recently started messing with the forks and I only increased the damping by 1 click on both rebound and compression.

I need some help.  Any ideas?
Title: Re: Brake Shudder
Post by: ducpainter on May 16, 2008, 03:50:28 PM
Quote from: Schwanger on May 16, 2008, 03:42:33 PM
When I brake hard and run over a bump I get a horrible shudder in the front end that progressively gets worse until I stop of let off.  I've been fighting this for over a year.  I have tried cleaning the brakes, including the rotor buttons, and increasing the rebound and compression damping.  I have only recently started messing with the forks and I only increased the damping by 1 click on both rebound and compression.

I need some help.  Any ideas?
I think you need to properly bed in your brakes.

Check these two threads....

http://braketech.com/techtalk_article.php?id=4
http://braketech.com/techtalk_article.php?id=8
Title: Re: Brake Shudder
Post by: Speeddog on May 16, 2008, 03:53:26 PM
Have you looked at your steering head bearings?
Title: Re: Brake Shudder
Post by: Howie on May 16, 2008, 06:29:25 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on May 16, 2008, 03:53:26 PM
Have you looked at your steering head bearings?

Is your front suspension bottoming?
Title: Re: Brake Shudder
Post by: Schwanger on May 16, 2008, 06:32:42 PM
I don't believe that the suspension is bottoming out.

I'm going to check the head bearings, they might be loose.