clicking noise

[paul1606]

Getting an annoying "clicking noise" from somewhere mostly heard when riding slow in 1st its like a revelution click if you know what i mean,same sort of noise when you get a stone hung up in the tyre tread. And before its said NO there isnt a stone in the tread.
Thought it was a tight link in the chain had the chain & sprockets changed still bloody there.Only thing i can think of is the front pads sticking in the calipers ive lifted the front end off the deck , spun the front wheel and its as if the pads are binding & moving in the calipers. Is the wheel suppose to spin freely(come to rest under its own momentum??) or does it normally bind
Changed the pads & seals last year for your info
Horrible paranoid thoughts going through my head of a chipped 1st gear tooth something like that. Please put my paranoier to bed and give me your thoughts cheers

[Falcon 269]

Obviously it would you and us if you could be a bit more precise with where the noise appears to be originating.  Front/rear etc? 

Try squeezing the front brake lever gently at a standstill while pushing forward on the bars.  If you hear a click, it's pads moving in the calipers.  If you squeeze really hard, the noise should go away.

[flesh]

I get a "clicking" on my Gen 2 and puzzled over this for a while. Worked out it was indeed the pads moving in the calipers.
Stripped the brakes down, put back together and still clicks. No issues with braking performance its just one of those things 

[bludclot]

 
i have exactly the same with mine, it's on 22k now and i also changed my chain and sprockets 2 weeks ago and serviced my brakes last winter and they have not seen salt or significant rain since. i've checked the brake pads and they don't rattle, besides the noise is constantly audible at low speed whether the brakes are off or lightly dragged.
 
i feel a bit better that mine's not the only one but would like to get to the bottom of it all the same.

[bludclot]

 
i've changed my mind completely after a 120 mile ride today. it's the front brake pads rattling in the calipers. rode at 20 through a village (20 limit and a good job too, there was a mobile camera in play round a blind corner) and listened carefully while just very lightly appling pressure to the brake lever - i could stop the clicking/ticking noise by applying the brake before it noticeably slowed the bike.
 
so next question (obviously!) - what's the fix?

[old son]

Ear plugs 

[flesh]

Ear plugs 

Yep that is my solution too

[paul1606]

Only as it seemed to be at slow speeds & when i give it some thought its after i brake coming into a 30 or for a junction then let off the brakes to slow ride. I went out yesterday rode for the first 10 miles rear braking only with no clicking so carried on normal riding front braking ...........guess what ?? no clicking    ah well at least its not a chipped gear

[pitternator]

it could be simply not using OE pads. I noticed EBC pads seem " loose" in the calipers rather than when I had OE in.EBC being like half the price of OE pads...it seems a no brainer.
No worries on braking performance though. I was very impressed with brake power on my recent trackday at cadwell. If anything, hard use of the brakes seemed to improve my brakes. maybe it scrubbed off any road soiling  from the pad surface.
Also, the bike makes enuff noise from everything else for me to be too concerned about a bit of clicking !

[steeeve66]

i've changed my mind completely after a 120 mile ride today. it's the front brake pads rattling in the calipers. rode at 20 through a village (20 limit and a good job too, there was a mobile camera in play round a blind corner) and listened carefully while just very lightly appling pressure to the brake lever - i could stop the clicking/ticking noise by applying the brake before it noticeably slowed the bike.
 
so next question (obviously!) - what's the fix?

Did you resolve the front pads rattling or are they still doing it? Recently swapped to new EBC disks and pads on the front and they rattle loudly at low speed - no issues stopping tho, they work fine

S

[bludclot]

 
a liberal smearing of coppaslip to the rear of the pads as i recall - clicking noise gone. (for now at least)

[1967fazer]

As far as I'm aware and I'm sure some will correct me if I'm wrong, the front wheel shouldn't be free wheeling, but should have just a little friction from the brakes, as the pads don't back off completely and skim the disc slightly. If you have to put some effort into spinning the wheel then the brakes are likely to be binding slightly and the more effort is needed, the more the binding is.

[steeeve66]

As far as I'm aware and I'm sure some will correct me if I'm wrong, the front wheel shouldn't be free wheeling, but should have just a little friction from the brakes, as the pads don't back off completely and skim the disc slightly. If you have to put some effort into spinning the wheel then the brakes are likely to be binding slightly and the more effort is needed, the more the binding is.

Mine contact a little, I'm familiar with the amount that's normal - but the pads still rattle disconcertingly, I did coppaslip the pads pretty liberally, but will give them another go...