Steering stem Loose?

[GBag]

Recently i have been hearing a bit of clatter from the bike going over bumps. I thought I was hearing stuff chattering in my panniers but today, I just put the rims back on with new rubber. I walked it out of the garage and hit the front brake and heard a bit of clatter. holding the front brake on & rocking the bike I'm hearing this clatter but am not sure if this is just the brake pads moving a little or the steering stem rocking ever so slightly. Any Ideas ...Opinions on this. I'm about to leave on Friday for a 13 day trip around the US and this is now making me a little apprehensive.

[BoxerSteve]

Mine did that too for a while, it was the brake rotor; the rivets that hold it together became loose. Apparently there was a redesign on the rotor rivets. It was mostly an annoyance; the brakes worked fine but the rattling was horrible. I had to spend $300 for a new rotor to fix it.

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[David R]

The rotors move just a little because they float, Wiggle them and see if its the noise.

David

[GBag]

Thanks for the reply. It was the rotors moving around. Just finished 12 days & 7000 miles around the country. No Problems what so ever.

[Steve H.]

Floating rotors,that sound is apsolutelly normal.Just drive it.Best preventive maintenance is to check all bolts,fasteners on your bike at least every 6,000mls intervale.You should be OK.

Steve H.-ing