06-20-2019, 03:25 PM
(06-20-2019, 11:57 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: pdedse, yes, the 2016 T120 was plagued with two main issues: LOUD brake squealing (much worse than our CB), and condensation forming inside the instrument clusters. Triumph immediately addressed and solved the brake-squealing issue for the 2017 model with the addition of the rubber dampers shown above, but I am not aware that they ever made any changes to the instrument bezels.
Otherwise, yes, what you're describing is exactly what I am hoping for here; namely, that someone from some other country that still receives the CB1100 EX or CB1100 RS might steer me in the right direction, fix-wise. I know that Cormanus is in Australia, jtopiso is in Spain, alprider is in Italy, countless people here are from Canada, etc. There is a wealth of knowledge here, plus there's that CB1100 aftermarket company in Japan that everyone here recommends.
Just casting lines, hoping something will bite.
Did you get a look at the thickness of the rubber damper that Triumph uses? I looked on [url=https://www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/2018-triumph-bonneville-t120-range/o/m164155#sch965484]Bikebandit parts and couldn't find the rubber damper part under brakes for '17 and '18.
If anyone is going to fabricate anything for the CB1100, maybe a look at the T120 damper would be a good start.
The following is from one of the T120 forums. Related, but different...not really a fix, but maybe something that will work to take the edge off:
"My T120 front brakes squeals horribly when approaching a stop sign. This only happens at low speeds.
In the first six month of ownership I removed the front pads three times. Each time, they were cleaned and a light coating of anti-squeal paste was applied to the back of the shoes. The third time I removed them, I chamfered the edges. The brakes still squealed.
I got to thinking it was something I was doing and it turns out it was my braking technique. My two previous bikes were BMW’s with rear-brake assist. When you apply the front brake, the bike proportionately applies the rear brake. I developed a bad habit of only using the front brakes, unless it was an emergency condition.
Once I realized this, I changed my braking technique and used the rear brake in conjunction with the front brake. I’m happy to report the problem has disappeared. I can still consistently get the front brakes to squeal if I only use the front brakes; they never squeal if I use both." I added bold type for emphasis.
I'm going to consciously try that tomorrow on my CB to see if it makes any difference.