Can rear suspension affect brake pulling?

[Tim Cullis]

Even since taking delivery of the 12GSA there's been an annoying stop/start pulling on the brakes when coming to a halt. SPC were in demob mode and brushed off my complaint with, "it must be the tyres."

It didn't improve, I changed the tyres some thousands of miles later and no difference. Coming back from Morocco with 11000 miles on the clock I stuck it in to Vines of Guildford for a belated 6000 service and they reckoned the rear suspension unit was buggerd. I asked them to look at the brakes but they didn't have time.

But when I came to ride it, the brakes are just about fine now. Is there a connection between the blown rear suspension and the brakes?

Tim

 

[2 wheel humvee]

Even since taking delivery of the 12GSA there's been an annoying stop/start pulling on the brakes when coming to a halt. SPC were in demob mode and brushed off my complaint with, "it must be the tyres."

It didn't improve, I changed the tyres some thousands of miles later and no difference. Coming back from Morocco with 11000 miles on the clock I stuck it in to Vines of Guildford for a belated 6000 service and they reckoned the rear suspension unit was buggerd. I asked them to look at the brakes but they didn't have time.

But when I came to ride it, the brakes are just about fine now. Is there a connection between the blown rear suspension and the brakes?

Tim

Tim,given that some 1200 owners are reporting less than 6000miles from a set of rear pads and your bike appears to be 5k past the 6k service,maybe your rear pads were shot

 

[Tim Cullis]

My post was a bit misleading. Vines replaced the rear pads during the service as they were a bit low, and at that stage told me about the rear shock.

I took the bike in again to Vines to replace the rear shock, however they didn't have a chance to check my reported problem, but on riding the bike much of the problem had been resolved.

Tim

 

[camel_landy]

Could that "stop start" be due to a warped brake disk??

M

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Can rear suspension affect brake pulling?


Yes - but not anything thats wrong with your bike.

look up 'fully floating rear brake' on google

i don't understand what you're really asking ?

Brake pads ? Vines ? OOOOhhh..................best stay away from that one

In all probability - your 'blown shock' leaked oil onto the disc, in the form of mist - this got onto the pads, caused some sort of friction loss in part of the disc, you then had the pads changed and the problem went away ? .

So - whats the question ?

 

[Bigtwin]

Brake pads ? Vines ? OOOOhhh..................best stay away from that one

Bloody right. He was lucky they did anything. They "checked" mine during the recall and said they were fine - so I was delighted to hear metal on metal a couple of hundered miles later.

Riding wise, Vines is near Steptoe - thus there is never a reason to go there unless it's warranty work.

 

[unhinged]

Bloody right. He was lucky they did anything. They "checked" mine during the recall and said they were fine - so I was delighted to hear metal on metal a couple of hundered miles later.

Riding wise, Vines is near Steptoe - thus there is never a reason to go there unless it's warranty work.

Even for 1200s?