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Here's a somewhat bizarre question... yesterdray, had my wheels off to replace the tires (new Metzler Z6's)... I thought everything went smooth with reinstalling the tires and when I start up the bike, the ABS seems to be in order....no lights.. cool right? Well, I think so...but turned her off and was just spinning the tires manually to see if all tracked okay..and I hear what seems to be be the brake pads rubbing on the disc...the front much more noticeable than the rear... now I've spun the tires before to check them but can't remember or not if I heard this sound...definitely pad on disk...

Is this normal? I don't think so, but frankly I never paid attention before whether when spinning the wheels that all was quiet ...no sound.

Input?

The brake pads on disc brakes are always in contact with the disc and it is very normal to here them rubbing when you turn the wheel.

wilyequid-
I did the same thing last summer, took off the wheels, had new Z6s installed, then put the wheels back on. I noticed a good bit of friction against one of the rotors on the front along with considerable heat. I figured I didn't get it exactly right so I put the bike on the center stand, loosened the pinch bolts at the bottom of the fork, loosened the axle slightly, then I forcefully compressed the front end a few times in an effort to line it up better. Tightened everything back up and the problem was solved. You should be able to rotate the wheel by hand quite easily with only a hint of contact with the pads.