hawk 250 front wheel noise

hnu13 · 11-27-2015, 01:14 AM

anyone ever experience a dragging type noise coming front the front wheel???
it happens running or not.. very hard to describe, . kind of sounds like a cars power steering pump whining on full lock?????? but I'm new to motorcycles, so
I'm not sure what sounds are normal, and which aren't...
any ideas????

Adjuster · 11-27-2015, 03:02 PM

Can you get us a video with sound?

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Adjuster · 11-27-2015, 03:04 PM

Get the front wheel off the ground and spin it by hand. Try to 'feel' where the noise is coming from. You will immediately be able to tell if the brakes are dragging. And you should be able to feel any problems with the bearings.

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Mudflap · 11-27-2015, 03:19 PM

Also have a listen to the speedo drive. Could be installed improperly.

2LZ · 11-27-2015, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudflap

Also have a listen to the speedo drive. Could be installed improperly.

Or bone dry. I'm not sure about the newer CB's but the older ones had no lube, made your speedo do wacky things and snapped in short order. Good call Mudflap. I'll bet that's it.

sevndaythry · 12-02-2015, 08:51 PM

We are almost positive that the noise is coming from the brakes the brake calipers themselves wiggle on the slide pins. The bike stops fine it just makes noise every now and then, both on the front and the rear. No real rhyme or reason why it's happening. Any experience someone can contribute?

Adjuster · 12-03-2015, 03:20 AM

My bike also made a little noise and vibration from the brakes. It was the pads that vibrated a little inside the caliper when the brakes had no pressure on them. I used some of that automotive brake red gooey sticky brake quiet stuff on the back of the pads and it was an instant cure.

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LunaTech · 02-23-2017, 10:38 PM

I know I'm resurrecting a thread a little over a year old but mine are making the same noise. Gonna try some of the brake quite tomorrow and see if that fixes my noise.

Republic · 02-24-2017, 08:03 AM

Thank you for the resurrect Luna, actually my front wheel makes a grinding sound. I keep thinking the brake or speedo cable is rubbing but when I look it is well clear.

While riding yesterday I thought maybe it was the treads on the road reaching a harmonic or something but I hadn't thought about the brake calipers rattling.

Mine is very intermittent and can't be reproduced at will.

LunaTech · 02-24-2017, 08:47 AM

I can somewhat reproduce the noise mine is making just by pushing in around in the garage. I know its coming from the brake area and suspected the brakes pads dragging on the rotor and vibrating. I just searched here to see if someone else had the same noise and it so was it what I was thinking or something else. The brake quiet stuff should work for me.

LunaTech · 02-24-2017, 02:40 PM

Well the brake quite didn't fix my noise. Looks like it's the calipers vibrating on the pins and not the pads in the calipers. Gotta dig in and come up with a plan. It's no big deal other than it sounds awful (to me anyways).

11-27-2015, 01:14 AM	#1
hnu13 Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 66	hawk 250 front wheel noise anyone ever experience a dragging type noise coming front the front wheel??? it happens running or not.. very hard to describe, . kind of sounds like a cars power steering pump whining on full lock?????? but I'm new to motorcycles, so I'm not sure what sounds are normal, and which aren't... any ideas???? Last edited by hnu13; 11-27-2015 at 03:21 AM.
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11-27-2015, 03:02 PM	#2
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Can you get us a video with sound? /
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11-27-2015, 03:04 PM	#3
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Get the front wheel off the ground and spin it by hand. Try to 'feel' where the noise is coming from. You will immediately be able to tell if the brakes are dragging. And you should be able to feel any problems with the bearings. /
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11-27-2015, 03:19 PM	#4
Mudflap Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,870	Also have a listen to the speedo drive. Could be installed improperly.
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12-02-2015, 08:51 PM	#6
sevndaythry Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 44	We are almost positive that the noise is coming from the brakes the brake calipers themselves wiggle on the slide pins. The bike stops fine it just makes noise every now and then, both on the front and the rear. No real rhyme or reason why it's happening. Any experience someone can contribute?
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12-03-2015, 03:20 AM	#7
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	My bike also made a little noise and vibration from the brakes. It was the pads that vibrated a little inside the caliper when the brakes had no pressure on them. I used some of that automotive brake red gooey sticky brake quiet stuff on the back of the pads and it was an instant cure. /
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02-23-2017, 10:38 PM	#8
LunaTech Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Jonesville, NC Posts: 136	I know I'm resurrecting a thread a little over a year old but mine are making the same noise. Gonna try some of the brake quite tomorrow and see if that fixes my noise.
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02-24-2017, 08:03 AM	#9
Republic Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 118	Thank you for the resurrect Luna, actually my front wheel makes a grinding sound. I keep thinking the brake or speedo cable is rubbing but when I look it is well clear. While riding yesterday I thought maybe it was the treads on the road reaching a harmonic or something but I hadn't thought about the brake calipers rattling. Mine is very intermittent and can't be reproduced at will.
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02-24-2017, 08:47 AM	#10
LunaTech Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Jonesville, NC Posts: 136	I can somewhat reproduce the noise mine is making just by pushing in around in the garage. I know its coming from the brake area and suspected the brakes pads dragging on the rotor and vibrating. I just searched here to see if someone else had the same noise and it so was it what I was thinking or something else. The brake quiet stuff should work for me.
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02-24-2017, 02:40 PM	#11
LunaTech Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Jonesville, NC Posts: 136	Well the brake quite didn't fix my noise. Looks like it's the calipers vibrating on the pins and not the pads in the calipers. Gotta dig in and come up with a plan. It's no big deal other than it sounds awful (to me anyways).
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