brake squeal as explained by the dealer

[Sopher]

I asked the dealer about brake squeal. He said that those drivers that rode their bike hard for the first 625miles, had little to NO brake squeal. Those that babied the brakes DID get brake squeal.

I myself, have mainly quite brakes, except when I pull to a stop and surrounding areas are quiet, I can hear what sounds like glass braking faint squeal.

I rode my brakes probably not so lightly as I had a few emergency stops during the first 625mi.

 

[sabunim5]

After reading the forums before getting my Spyder last year, I made sure that the dealer had cleaned the disks prior to taking delivery. Even with the cleaning, I had minor squeal until I stomped on the brakes hard a few times to "bed them". Since then no more squeal. IMHO cleaning the disks prior to any use, followed by "bedding" is the key to elimination of the squeal. :thumbup: