~~ 2012 HD Shudder when stopping? ~~
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Sac City, IA
09 streetglide with shudder!
I took mine into the dealer, says the pads had shifted & was what was causing the shudder! Never heard of pads shifting but it seems to be fixed for now! No ABS! Same symptom sas listed by others, really was worse riding two up! Good luck on the healing & figuring out the problem!
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Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Simi Valley, CA
I have an '11 Limited and have never noticed a shudder from the rear brake. But then again, I never use the rear brake very aggressively.
I have lately been getting a pulsing in the front brakes though. I checked the rotor runout and sure enough, one of them is out .008. The other is out .002.
It's really not that big a deal to me, but next time I'm at the dealer I'm going to hit em up for a new rotor under warranty.
I just need to talk them into giving me the parts so I can do the work myself.
I have lately been getting a pulsing in the front brakes though. I checked the rotor runout and sure enough, one of them is out .008. The other is out .002.
It's really not that big a deal to me, but next time I'm at the dealer I'm going to hit em up for a new rotor under warranty.
I just need to talk them into giving me the parts so I can do the work myself.
I have an '11 Limited and have never noticed a shudder from the rear brake. But then again, I never use the rear brake very aggressively.
I have lately been getting a pulsing in the front brakes though. I checked the rotor runout and sure enough, one of them is out .008. The other is out .002.
It's really not that big a deal to me, but next time I'm at the dealer I'm going to hit em up for a new rotor under warranty.
I just need to talk them into giving me the parts so I can do the work myself.
I have lately been getting a pulsing in the front brakes though. I checked the rotor runout and sure enough, one of them is out .008. The other is out .002.
It's really not that big a deal to me, but next time I'm at the dealer I'm going to hit em up for a new rotor under warranty.
I just need to talk them into giving me the parts so I can do the work myself.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Glendale AZ
Add me to the list. 2011 limited.
Since day one same thing. The harder i stop with just rear brake
the greater the shake.
I usually slow down pretty quick and the first couple times I
thought the abs was kicking in the shudder was so strong.
If you mix front and rear and slow more gradual it is substantially
reduced.
Since day one same thing. The harder i stop with just rear brake
the greater the shake.
I usually slow down pretty quick and the first couple times I
thought the abs was kicking in the shudder was so strong.
If you mix front and rear and slow more gradual it is substantially
reduced.
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,216
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From: Glendale AZ
How many people use their rear brakes primarily is the next question.....perhaps a topic for another post?
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From: Simi Valley, CA
I have found that you really dont have to use rear break very aggressively to fell the vibration.. .yes if you use fron and rear at same time, it is much less felt.... if you use only rear break to to somwhat a LAZY stop or slow down, then thats when the shudder feeling is felt... as i mentioned,, when two-up, its a pretty severe shudder vibration when braking hard before the ABS kicks in....
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Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: NC
I NEVER just use my rear brake, I always use both, unless my right hand is busy doing something else 
I could probaly count on one hand the number of times I've only used the rear brake too.
I could probaly count on one hand the number of times I've only used the rear brake too.