Topic: How to stop front brake squeal.

[toycollector10]

The caliper adjusting spring is on the bike for a reason. I cured my brake squeal by:

A. Removing the old rusty spring, it had lost its correct springy tension and was stiff.

B. Ordering the correct part (45119-300-020) off www.cmsnl.com

C. Fitting the new spring and adjusting it correctly as per the shop manual.

If you have tried everything else it would probably be worthwhile. It's a very cheap and easy fix, well, it was for me anyway.

Good luck.

[haloskycrash]

http://www.bikebandit.com
this site is cool cause it will remember your bike you have.  they have schematics of different areas of the bike (like front brake).  they are a little pricey. get the part number and visit http://www.cmsnl.com/

[coyotecowboy]

Whoops!!  (hit the wrong damned button)

[WrightStuff]

where do i get braided, or stainless steel brake lines. i want to try this before i go to adding another disk and caliper to the front. i've also read here that a master cylinder from a GL1000 is bigger and could improve the hydralic force behind the hand lever.

In case you haven't found them yet...http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=44823.msg520010#msg520010