749 Brake Judder
 

Out on my 749 yesterday and a few miles from home I kept getting some nasty brake judder from the RHS calliper. I stopped found nothing I whouldn't but still it persisted. I stripped the brakes, cleaned and rebuilt and all seems well again - goingto take it for a proper blast tonight though. I noticed some marks on the disc. I can only conclude that I had a stone or something caught but to me seem unlikely.
What does the collective widom think? Likely or not? Anyone else experienced anythin similar?

Cheers,
Stu :puzzled:

Errr, what do you mean by judder? Brake sticking on slightly? Or a pulsing through the lever when braking??

I had an accident last month which may have been caused by a faulty calliper on my 749S - Ducati and Brembo are looking into it.

What model 749 do you have? When was it registered?

I meant pulsing through the lever, it felt like something was trapped between disc and pad. I'm going to try it again tonight but it doesn't inspire me with confidence.
The bike is a '04 reg 749 Bip.

If it's through the lever, how do you know it the RHS caliper that's causing it?

I'd get the bike checked by your dealer personally. Would that be Ducati Manchester?

I sense a pattern emerging.... :rolleye:

There are some abrasion marks on ther RHS disc

I've heard many things about Ducati Mnchester from friends, not all good I have to say. I've had a poor experience with them myself when one of my coils was knackered.
What the score with them then?? :puzzled:

I've not heard anything about them, good or bad, to be honest.

However the pattern re. bikes with brake faults is getting interesting...

Stuart,

I can only go off what Twinfan is currently going through, have a look at his previous threads, his 749 chucked him off without any warning, and it looks like the braking system was to blame currently (not confirmed yet). And he purchased his bike from Ducati Manchester also.

I cannot comment on their servicing if I am honest. I too know of a few horror stories, but you could probably say the same for any dealer in all honesty.

I live approximately 10 minutes away from Ducati Manchester and pass the place twice a day, although I have never had any of the Ducati's I have owned/currently own serviced there if that's anything to go on

I'll be taking iot out again tonight to see if the same thing happens. Hopefully bike and rider will return home in one piece!

Errr, are you sure that's wise??? I'd be getting the dealer to check everything out.

Just out of interest, you say you cleaned the brakes after stripping them. Were they particularly dirty? Has your RHS brake disc turned blue at all?

Not going to risk anything more than a slow ride the road as it were.
No they were pretty clean to be honest, I just pulled it apart i.e. removed the pads and brushed of any brake dust with a suade brush. I'll check the disc again tonight - not sure if it has any blue marks on it. Definately not something I noticed straight away or remember distinctly.

It's worth checking to see if the pads have been overheating the disc at all.

take it to Woods in Abergele,bought my 749dark from them last october and they are really helpful and genuine.Have dealt with ducati manchester in the past and thats the way it will stay with them,in the past!!

Marko's 749 has suffered from brake judder from new.The dealer thinks that the banjo bolts on the calipers are faulty.(As on the Multistrada)Incorrect bore size or summat,he's having new one's fitted at the next service.

sounds like warped discs to me

get it checked by a dealer

I get it too, but not all the time. Can't work out what it is, will get JHP to have a look at it the next time its in. Discs look fine to me :puzzled:

Well, I never got to take the 749 out for a gentle ride in my attempts to understand this weekends brake judder, mainly thanks to the glorious british weather.
I did check the discs though and no blue colouring on either.
Going to phone Ducati Manchester and see what they have to say. I'll keep you posted...

Please do - I'd like to know the outcome :)

Could it have been damaged by a disc lock? some people forget to take them off while moving a bike.. I know I have done it on my old 600RR. Luckily no damage though.