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Apologies for any cock ups in this post, fairly new to biking and completely new to this forum
I brought a gsxr 750 k4 a month ago and its started to judder under braking from the front. It gets worse the longer I ride. Went into my suzuki dealer and explained. Not taking much interest they booked it in to to be looked at in ten days time. Gutted, the suns out and I need to be out trying to get my knee somewhere near the ground
Any advice?

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The thing is, you need to check what sort of warranty you got with the bike. It sounds like warped discs (or disc), it's not uncommon on gsxrs, but after a month, the dealer will take a fair bit of persuading that it's not a "wear & tear" issue unless you've covered only nominal mileage. If you get nowhere, and have the tools & are confident you can do the job properly,(assuming you will have got the discs checked for runout) take the discs off, give them a good soak in brake cleaner, then gently tap the bobbins one by one (avoiding damaging them of course). What you want to achieve is to get rid of the compacted brake dust which has built up between the bobbins, disc and carrier when hot (and expanded) leaving (after time) no room for the disc to contract. So tap & rinse a good few times until you get no more dust escaping from the bobbins, dry off thoroughly (preferably with an airline) and refit. I've done this a fair few times, usually saving the discs. It does take a while to do thoroughly mind.

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if It is out of warranty that is the best advice I've read in a long time. BTW welcome Mr Peacock good to have you on board, sound advice and no BS .

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