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Need some help! Can't get Lyndale black brakes to stop "howling" when stopping

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SDCVO:
Been building my Raven Fade Roadglide for months (long list and long story..) and went to pick up last Sat and was very excited to finally get it. When I got to first stopsign, when I was about 2 feet from stopping it sounded like I was slaughtering a cow! Lyndale sent a complete new set of rotors and pads and told dealer it takes 200 miles of starts and stops with these black rotors to get the sound to go away. Sounds like BS to me but hoping that's correct.
Anyone have these black rotors??
https://shop.lyndallbrakes.com/products/13-big-brake-floating-rotors?_pos=2&_fid=5cfd99031&_ss=c

FLSTFI Dave:
Those are very nice looking rotors.  No I do not have them.

JCZ:

--- Quote from: SDCVO on September 06, 2025, 09:26:58 PM ---Been building my Raven Fade Roadglide for months (long list and long story..) and went to pick up last Sat and was very excited to finally get it. When I got to first stopsign, when I was about 2 feet from stopping it sounded like I was slaughtering a cow! Lyndale sent a complete new set of rotors and pads and told dealer it takes 200 miles of starts and stops with these black rotors to get the sound to go away. Sounds like BS to me but hoping that's correct.
Anyone have these black rotors??
https://shop.lyndallbrakes.com/products/13-big-brake-floating-rotors?_pos=2&_fid=5cfd99031&_ss=c

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Knowing you like I do.....you posted this at 6:30 p.m. last night.  Today being Sunday I'm guessing that you're already close to that 200 miles break in for those rotors/pads.   :nixweiss:

Joel:
Only thing related with my response is brake noises.
I own a repair shop and have favored Adaptive One brand for years,  ceramic and inner and outer materials are different giving a very improved braking response and very quiet.
Recently there has been a coating applied to the surface of the pads and that first set was very noisy, like a loud roar / hum sound and feel,  leaving a spotted coating on the rotor.
I then had to use a flat board and 80 grit paper to clean both rotors and brake pad surfaces.  Now I clean that coating from the pads before I install them.
 Considering the 200 mile break in recommended , Maybe you have a similar situation with the coating applied to the rotors and pads for your bike.
 For me an initial heavily applied pressure to the brakes from above average speed but allowing long braking distance a few consecutive times should seat the pads to the calipers and rotors aka breaking in the brakes.

SDCVO:

--- Quote from: JCZ on September 07, 2025, 10:55:45 AM ---Knowing you like I do.....you posted this at 6:30 p.m. last night.  Today being Sunday I'm guessing that you're already close to that 200 miles break in for those rotors/pads.   :nixweiss:

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I didn't take the bike. After everything getting this bike done, I told them I wasn't taking it until it was right as I am not convinced breaking them in will make that sound go away though after Joel's post, I am now encouraged--
I did go about 350 miles today (played on Mulholland) on my blue 19 and came back on the 5 with great weather and surprisingly not bad traffic. Crazy the difference just 1 week after Labor day!

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