10-13-2020, 09:45 AM
(10-13-2020, 06:13 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote:(10-13-2020, 02:32 AM)pdedse_imp Wrote: What I'd like to know is if there are any '17ex owners for whom their front brakes don't squeal when applied and slowing to a stop. If there are, it would be interesting to have a knowledgeable person look at the two bikes side-by-side to determine what the difference is.
In the end, I've just come to live with a bit a squeal. Perfection...much sought after, infrequently attained. As with so many things in life, for me it's can I focus on the positives rather than the annoyance? Meh...sometimes I can.
pdedse, your first thought is valid, let's see if we can find such a 17ex owner here on the forum.
Concerning perfection, I think you're missing one point. Yes, it bothers me as much as VLJ when a top end bike makes such a lousy additional "sound". On bad days it even hurts my hearing. But equally important is (at least in Europe), we are coming under serious scrutiny everywhere for the bike's noise emissions. Another unnecessary and loud noise at every red light does really not help.
Yeah, I know...it should bother me more to make me want to do something about it.
But I went through something similar with dealerships / Honda customer service reps with high/low idle issue on my '14 standard about 3 years ago. Spent hours taking my bike to the other side of town to dealership, here on this forum looking for a solution, writing letters to Honda, talking with them on the phone...and nada.
So after hearing what VLJ went through to try to have his brake squeal issue taken care of, and then to be told "brakes squeal"...well, I'm not optimistic about a positive outcome.
In time, I think I will talk to some others that I trust (independent mechanic) to see if a solution can be found, but currently life has louder squeals than this for me ... : )