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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Just getting to know my first harley. Today I was slowing to the side of road and when I pulled brake lever I heard kinda strange buzz like sound. Brakes worked fine and it wasn't at the disk. Anyone?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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Dont worry about it. They all do it.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Thanks
 
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Old Jul 5, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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Just the pads and rotors gettin to know each other.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 03:38 AM
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All drilled and/or slotted disk brakes make that noise. It's the pads hitting the edges of the holes/slots. Worry if it quits!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 04:24 AM
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SLIGHT buzz here...
 
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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There's another post in this forum discussing the same issue, guy says it's the fork fluid. I'm trying to re-find the thread myself. If I find it, I'll let you know. Glad I'm not the only hearing the "buzzing" noise when applying front brake. It's like bugs in the woods.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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Here's the other thread.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...d-chatter.html
 
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Chatter is completely different than what is being discussed here. Chatter is a slight "hopping" or "grab and release" of the brakes and/or suspension during hard braking. Chatter can be controlled somewhat by changing the fork oil, but the buzzing the OP asked about is caused by the drilled and/or slotted brake rotors.
 
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AH....thanks for the info.
 
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