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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero S 2021 brake and accelerate suspect noise
« on: March 17, 2022, 07:31:06 PM »
It was more a question to "Richard230". He told, that he changed his brake pads to a product of EBC.
thank you for your reply.
before dismounting parts I'll involve dealer as bike is about 1month old so I suppose either belt and brake were properly set before delivery..
I'm not really concerned about brake noise as it's not happening when it's hot and, of course, it's a brake.. at worst I'll have to replace pads.
I'm more concerned about harmonics when accelerating.. hoping to not bring damage to engine.
My new 2018 S made a vibrating feel when accelerating from a stop that i found kind of irritating. But it went away after about 1K miles. As mentioned above if the belt is too tight, loose or slightly miss-aligned, you will get a similar feeling. It is my impression that the factory tends to over tighten the drive belt when the bikes are assembled at the factory.
My rear brakes squeak when I push the bike backwards in my garage. Otherwise they are quiet. However, when new my front brake made a very loud squealing noise when coming to a stop. Replacing the original brake pads with EBC brand, completely solved that issue and also improved braking performance.
