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Author Message   2evil4u Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 09:09 pm:        On my way home from work today I noticed a new noise. Under braking there is a "click" or "clunk" from the front forks. It is not the brake caliper click as I can duplicate that specific brake noise with the front wheel jacked off the ground. I can duplicate the new noise while sitting still by holding the front brake locked and compressing the front forks pretty hard. It clunks on compression and then again in the same place on rebound. The forks are not bottoming out. It happens about mid-way in the fork's travel. Sometimes it only makes one click, sometimes it sounds like both forks make the noise at about the same time. I checked the steering head bearings and there is no play there so I'm kinda stumped. The bike is a 2006 XB12X with about 22,000 miles on it. The noise did not develop gradually, just all of a sudden it was there today on the way home from work. Any thoughts?   Clutchless Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 06:23 pm:        Double check your brakes, if it wasnt the caliper I would have someone put a hand on the rotor to make sure there is no play at the mounting points. Check your front axle too at mounting points. just do that same thing with holding the brake and rocking the bike back and forth and start having a buddy feel around on your front end for the actual problem if all else fails. anything in your flyscreen that's loose? just throwing stuff out there.   2evil4u Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 08:29 pm:        Shop found it. The threaded insert that the front isolator bolt screws into failed and was backing out. Bolt was good and isolator was fine, just lost the insert. Strange.   Clutchless Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 08:56 pm:        That is kinda weird. That's like a press fit into the frame isnt it? Like a bearing race?   Badlightning Posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 01:33 pm:        where is this front isolater bolt   Badlightning Posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 02:11 pm:        ok i found it but it was tight, or seemed to be without jacking it up any thing else it could be.   Badlightning Posted on Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 06:05 pm:        ????   Badlightning Posted on Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 03:25 pm:        any fresh ideas on the noise, I have looked at everything   Yeayacan Posted on Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 07:24 pm:        }} I am having the same problem! It just started yesterday. Ive looked everywhere and I cannot find the source of the "click, clunk." What do I do? Mine's an 06 Uly with 10k on it.

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