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14th June 2012
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Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: So Cal
Posts: 321 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster 1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2005 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 70 XLH Ironhead SOLD Other Motorcycle Model: 1978 Honda CB750 sold
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When you find out what it is, post it. That way anyone who has been having the same, or similar experience, will benefit from what you learned.
Thanks, Joe
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16th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 29 Sportster/Buell Model: xl 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
Reputation: 121
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If it sounds kind of like you have taken a wet finger and run it around the rim of a wine glass, then it may just be some brake noise.
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16th June 2012
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Senior Chief Know It All 1st Class
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Near Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,144
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To rule out the front brake, pry the pads back into the caliper and ride the bike without using the front brake. That should at least change the sound and give you an idea if it is the front brakes.
SEMJPM
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16th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 29 Sportster/Buell Model: xl 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
Reputation: 121
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On my 77 Bonneville and 80 Honda 750, they would suggest bleeding the brakes every now and then with a shim between the pad and the rotor. The honda even came with a shim in the toolkit. Cannot remember the size.
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17th June 2012
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Portland
Posts: 528 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH1200c Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
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I was wondering the same thing about the belt to chain conversion, Years ago I had a metric with chain drive and it made a hugejass mess of the rear wheel from spraying chain lube on it. I was glad when the next metric bike I bought had shaft drive. I'm more than glad my Sportster has belt drive, in fact, I'm thrilled that the rear wheel stays so clean.
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17th June 2012
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Portland
Posts: 528 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH1200c Sportster/Buell Year: 2002
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Just sayin...
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18th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 43 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2001 Other Motorcycle Model: Sprint 175SX Other Motorcycle Year: 1973
Reputation: 10
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I plan on doing the conversion cause I want to eventually want to do a rigid with the old school look with the chain and all, I'm gonna try some of the suggestions with the front pads and have the front wheel trued to see if that makes any difference. It is a strange thing cause it went from riding home one night and everything being fine to this loud noise from the front end and I wasn't riding hard, no laying the bike over to hard in turns or anything just gradual cruising at 40 or 50 mph. I at first thought it was the wind cause it was about to storm but when I got to about 20mph with low wind and the clutch in you could still hear it.
I'll continue to update as I search for potential flaws that make this noise come about.
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20th June 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Deeply embedded in Florida swampland
Posts: 932 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1994 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH 883 Deluxe - sold now Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1986 Other Motorcycle Model: FXDWGi Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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I had a noise... thought it was coming from the front brake... in fact, it was, just damned hard to find.
What mine was... was the !@#$@#$ anti rattle clip had come loose somehow. You'd look at the pads, fine. Braking effort and efficiency, fine. Noise. Just the clip.... mine lost spring temper and was more or less just a bendy piece of metal. New clip had lots of springy to it, and was a 5 minute fix.
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