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Author Message   Df3112 Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 01:22 pm:        So, I decide go in an adjust / fine-tune my suspension. Now I have a noticeable "click" in the front end during a hard braking event.......... WTF ????? Anyone else experience this. BTW mine is a 2010 XB12X Thanks D-   Electraglider_1997 Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 01:27 pm:        We're not worthy   Etennuly Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 01:27 pm:        Check every bolt on the front caliper and rotor mounting for tight before riding. Then look into re-torquing the steering head bearings.   Jlnance Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 03:31 pm:        It may just the the rotor hitting it's mounts. It sometimes gets louder if you clean up everything nicely.   Johnboy777 Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 08:04 pm:        Mine does that loud click thingy under hard braking as well. I plan on waiting 'til it gets louder before I look into it. Mine's coming from the rotor.   Skifastbadly Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:44 pm:        This probably isn't the problem but since this is the internet, trust me. The brake pads kind of float a little bit in the plane of the rotor. On both sides, you'll find that the pads are in tension by a weird little sheet metal spring thingy. The first time I replaced my pads, they weren't quite in place the right way and I got a click everytime I braked.   Hooper Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 09:35 am:        Any significant impacts to the front tire recently? My other bike nailed a curb almost dead-on one night (long story), which impacted the bearing inside the triple tree. I hear it "click" and "reseat" whenever I hit the brakes hard. It needs to be replaced, I know.   Windrider Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 09:47 pm:        DF3112, I also experienced this with a 2010 XBX. I tightened the steering head bearings and it went away. There is a procedure in the service manual for this adjustment but I didn't have the tool for measuring the force required to turn the wheel so I just tightened it about 1/4 turn and checked the results. It also stabilized the handling a bit. Happy Trails.   Bosh Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 08:31 am:        I had the same issue. It was the headset bearings.   12x9sl Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 - 12:21 am:        DF, nice bike!!   Ronmold Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 - 09:27 am:        Since the headset does not use tapered bearings exactly what tightens against what? Is it just adding a slight side force on to bearings that aren't designed for side force?

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