front wheel making noise

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johnbr117 · Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:21 pm

1992 nighthawk 750 47k miles I ride the highway alot In all weather except ice. Some times I hear a noise coming from the front wheel it may just be the sound of the wheel cutting through the wind but I am just concerned bearings are new (according to seller of bike) no woble everything up front is tight. I can still see a bit of blue grease in the seam between wheel and bearings so could it just be the sound of the rim cutting through the air?

niterider · #2 Unread post by **niterider** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:01 pm

Could it be your braking system??

coffee_brake · Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:04 am

Yeah, warped rotor will make a noise. So will brake pads that aren't going back into the caliper like they should.

I never saw a 90's NH yet that hadn't warped up the stock rotor. I put a floating rotor on my '92 NH 750 so that it wouldn't warp again and get noisy. It was also cheaper than another Honda rotor. Simple bolt-on fix, just don't forget to use some Locktite!

As for the caliper, I've never worked on one.

Good luck!