11-02-2018, 02:15 PM
Oh, and fwiw, the brake squeal is still there. I rode a bit more today, and it started popping up again, just like before. New pads, filed the edges, everything was cleaned off, No Brake Squeal treatment applied...no difference. This is three tries now, including two attempts by a Honda dealer.
In one of my earlier reviews I concluded that this bike has only one uncorrectable flaw, as delivered from the manufacturer: a lack of hp and torque necessary to pull hard at higher elevations. To this, I will now add the brake squeal issue. It seems that the only way it will be fixed is if Honda goes the Triumph Bonneville T120 route, in which they addressed the problem for the bike's second model year by adding large rubber dampers to the inside of the brake rotors.
In one of my earlier reviews I concluded that this bike has only one uncorrectable flaw, as delivered from the manufacturer: a lack of hp and torque necessary to pull hard at higher elevations. To this, I will now add the brake squeal issue. It seems that the only way it will be fixed is if Honda goes the Triumph Bonneville T120 route, in which they addressed the problem for the bike's second model year by adding large rubber dampers to the inside of the brake rotors.