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Custom Vehicle Discussions => CVO™ Street Glide® => Topic started by: BUCKNUT GREG on October 29, 2010, 02:30:27 PM

Title: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: BUCKNUT GREG on October 29, 2010, 02:30:27 PM
    Guys;  Does  anybody have this problem.  2010 was purchased in August.  Cleaned real well mid Sept.  Checked yesterday and quite a film of black sooty buildup.  Why so much.  Help!!!
Title: Re: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: RedDevil on October 29, 2010, 02:42:58 PM
    Guys;  Does  anybody have this problem.  2010 was purchased in August.  Cleaned real well mid Sept.  Checked yesterday and quite a film of black sooty buildup.  Why so much.  Help!!!

Perfectly normal, especially if you use your rear brake a lot.  It's a combination of road grit and brake dust, with brake dust being the biggest contributor.  I don't use my rear brake as much as I use my front brakes, so my rear wheel doesn't build up that fast, but it still builds up over time.  

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Title: Re: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: BUCKNUT GREG on October 29, 2010, 02:46:26 PM
Perfectly normal, especially if you use your rear brake a lot.  It's a combination of road grit and brake dust, with brake dust being the biggest contributor.  I don't use my rear brake as much as I use my front brakes, so my rear wheel doesn't build up that fast, but it still builds up over time.  

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Thanks Red Devil.  Makes me feel alot better.  You just dont know about these lovely creatures.  BuckNut  :apple: :carrot: :jalapeno:
Title: Re: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: Fired00d on October 29, 2010, 03:08:21 PM
Perfectly normal, especially if you use your rear brake a lot.  It's a combination of road grit and brake dust, with brake dust being the biggest contributor.   I don't use my rear brake as much as I use my front brakes, so my rear wheel doesn't build up that fast, but it still builds up over time.  

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That be it... Many here have changed to the Lyndall Z+ Brake Pads which seem to have less dust and better stopping power.

 :pumpkin:
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 :fireman:
Title: Re: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: RedDevil on October 29, 2010, 03:16:00 PM
Thanks Red Devil.  Makes me feel alot better.  You just dont know about these lovely creatures.  BuckNut  :apple: :carrot: :jalapeno:

When you have a non-CVO HD that has the standard Black/polished aluminum wheels, you don't notice the brake dust build up as much as you do when it dirties up those nice chrome wheels that CVOs have.

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Title: Re: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: CVODON on October 30, 2010, 03:18:37 PM
If you change to LRB pads the build-up will not be as bad. But how can you ride for 6 weeks without washing the bike? Amazing, I have hardly any dust but I wash bike weekly, use LRB pads and mainly the front brakes. 
Title: Re: excessive build up on rear tire
Post by: BUCKNUT GREG on October 30, 2010, 07:28:56 PM
If you change to LRB pads the build-up will not be as bad. But how can you ride for 6 weeks without washing the bike? Amazing, I have hardly any dust but I wash bike weekly, use LRB pads and mainly the front brakes. 

COR;  I do clean the Scoot more often, like almost every other day of riding.  Just not the wheels!!!  Hope that helps yur undrestanden.