lately i have this knuk sound coming somewhere infront of me when using the front brakes,
the harder i brake the louder knuk i get when diving and enother one or more when releasing the front brakes.
pushing down the forks while standing gives no sound but pushing the forks down and puling the brakes give me again this ugly knuks
Try having someone else on the bike while you listen for the noise. Determine if is indeed the brakes, or if it is the forks, or a loose steering head bearing
i will look at the brakes pad today, they looks fine from outside but they are still the original ones, i cant understand how the guy before me could do it. i bought it with 32k and they where like new
Check that all the bolts are tight and that none of the caliper rivets are REALLY loose.
They are supposed to move a little, but only a slight wiggle.
Otherwise, the DL brakes make a faint 'tink' sound if the pads are worn into the rotor and the calipers are clean. One of the pads on each side can swing back and forward a little. Gravity pulls it down, air and brake friction pulls it forward - so there's a faint 'tink' from that.
My DL1000k6 does the same thing but it's a klunk (not a knuks).
Here is what I did...
1.) Put bike on center stand while my assistant (fat brother-in-law) sits on tail rack thereby lifting front tire off the ground.
Then I push & yank on front fork and triple tree assembly.
No sound or looseness.
2.) Walk bike up to the curb. Roll bike into the curb.
Bike stops abruptly but...
No sound or apparent looseness.
3.) Sit on bike on flat level ground with engine off. Roll the bike forward a little and then briskly grab the front brake.
Bike makes klunk sound!
4.) Report my findings here and take a beating from the peanut gallery.
One other thing you may want to check...
I was told by greywolf that some wee riders had said that a loose fuel tank can make that klunk-on-stop sound too.
Check the slap in the disc rotor ..on the little circular floaters..mine had worn on one side only ..a new set of wave rotors straight from China 240$ ..no knuck and better braking ...:thumbup:
Just replaced the clutch basket in my V-Strom last few days ...different bike ..no chudder ...no rattle with clutch out...no vibration through bars at all now ...:hurray:
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