Check brake fluid level too to make sure its not too high...

 

Ride the bike a mile or so then stop and feel for heat on the plate then near the axel.

 

Brake fluid level has not changed, but will check. Will drive a few miles and check for heat. Thanks for the suggestions and comments.

 

Pull the calipers off and then spin the wheel. If it spins freely then it's a brake issue, if it still binds it's an axle/spacer issue.


cheers

 

Good suggestion to narrow it down.

If they over torqued the axle nut, then the bearings are seated to tightly against the inner spacer and they wont back out just because you take off the axle nut and re-torque to 65. If that is the case the races are already deformed and the wheel will be hard to turn with the calipers off.

Here's what you have in that front wheel:





The bearing with the orange grease seal is the abs bearing and installs on the left with that orange side to the inside.

As suggested, I would remove the two bolts from each caliper, remove the calipers and spin the wheel and see what happens. That will tell you which direction to go.

The dealer won't admit to any wrong on their end, so get use to that.

 

Try cleaning the pistons:

http://www.motorcyclemetal.com/downl...rake%20Pad.pdf

http://www.lyndallbrakes.com/service-tech/

 

VARDR, I am having a similar problem that I posted about in aother thread....any word on if you figured out/fixed your issue.