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Old 11-06-09, 23:33
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Front Brake

I bought another xt about 4 weeks ago and only got it put on the insurance today . the bike had been garaged for about 8 months but is in good nick, here"s the problem when i rode it today i noticed a shake in the front brake when breaking lightly it def feels like a warped disc but the bike only has 8k miles on it and the disc has no wear on it . I took the front caliper off cleaned everything and nothing is sticking, pistons etc are moving fine.The only thing i can think of is that the disc is supposed to float slightly if it had seized up and doesn"t float would this cause the strange braking feeling. any one any ideas. cheers
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Old 11-06-09, 23:51
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Yes the same thing happened to me on my 04 XTX, I used a rubber hammer & knocked the disc gently side to side while turning the front wheel slowly. This should loosen the disc up. good luck. If it does not fix it you will be up for a new disc.
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Old 12-06-09, 00:54
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Were you having the same problem when braking lightly, the feeling of a warped disc ? i was wondering should you notice the free play in the floating disc. the disc on my bike is solid but then my friend thinks you would have so little movement in it you can hardly see if its floating or not
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Old 12-06-09, 02:15
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Were you having the same problem when braking lightly, the feeling of a warped disc ? i was wondering should you notice the free play in the floating disc. the disc on my bike is solid but then my friend thinks you would have so little movement in it you can hardly see if its floating or not
The exact feeling you are feeling. Just try tapping the disc. You will not notice the free play when pulling the front brake lever while riding.
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

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Old 12-06-09, 09:16
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I see there is a disc for a xt660 r on ebay does anyone know if the x and r models have the same front disc ?
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Old 12-06-09, 09:56
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The X model has a larger disc than the R so they are not the same. They come up from time to time on ebay but if your wanted a new disc straight away your best bet is to go to your bike dealer.

I also notice your from belfast so that would be hursts.
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Old 29-08-09, 00:59
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Ive been told at last service (about 1100 miles ago) that my front disc on my 05 XTX is warping. I can feel it certainly at lowish speeds as you can feel it pulsing when light to medium breaking. Ive done just short of 12000miles. Bit dissapointed that it needs replacing so "soon" but meh. Id rather be able to stop when neccesary than save a few quid and live dangerously.
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