1997 Heritage, I have an annoying squeaking/chirping noise that comes from the rear of the bike, but hitting the rear brakes seems to make it go away. New brake pads on the rear as well. Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

 

A out of line belt will squeak as it rubs against the sprocket lip. A warped rotor could do that as well I bet.

 

the rear muffler mounts rubber blocks ... they squeak as they age ... squirt with WD40 to see if the squeak goes away ... they are east to replace and can be found at your local HD dealer

 

Squirt your drive belt with silicone spray.
If the noise goes away then check your pulleys.
My front pulley was worn badly.
The belt was fine.

 

Heritage doesn't have rubber mounts on the mufflers.

 

+1 on put something on the belt, if only water and see if it goes away.

New pads are notorious for making noise if they are aftermarket. Remove the caliper, clean and lube the mounting pins and put brake grease on the back side of both pads. Make sure the shims the pads sit on are in good shape and replace if any question.

I like Permatex Synthetic Brake Caliper Lubricant. Comes in small tube, super slick and doesn't wash out easily. Works good on the Touring model muffler rubber mounts too.

 

Thanks guys. If it is something with the belt would it go away when hitting the rear brakes?

 

Sometimes, but only because of change of speed/load on the belt/pulleys. I suspect it's a brake issue.

What I described in post #6 is real easy to do on that model bike. The pads are probably vibrating that make sounds like a squeak, I've had that happen a lot with new pads until I gave in to using brake grease. It'll eventually go away if you do nothing, just embarrassing and annoying.

 

Yaeh, my fault for not reading close enough or paying attention to his model

 

t150vej saved me some typing.
Do what he says.

Now by some chance do you have a stainless steel rotor.
They can be picky about what pads are used

WP