Is my front bearing alright?

[Darkstar]

My front end started making a very faint whirring sound when I turn. I can only hear it when I'm coasting quiet, ie disengage both the clutch and throttle, then turn. Occurs on both sides and at medium/high speeds. Only change I made recently was putting in new brake pads. Could it be the bearing?

[qcbaker]

Put the bike on the center stand, and jack up under the frame to get the front wheel up enough to spin freely. Spin the wheel a bit and see if you can reproduce the sound. Maybe the brake pads are dragging a little bit?

[ShowBizWolf]

My GS has always made a faint sound like what you're describing... but I can't say that it's *only* when I'm turning. I've never been concerned with it really.... will be watching this thread to see what it could be !!

[Joolstacho]

Could be speedo drive cable.

[Sandgroper57]

Most likely those new brake pads touching an area the old ones didn't. They will bed-in in time. As long as there is no physical drag (the pistons did slide back easily to accommodate the thicker new pads?) disc brakes always have a slight noise anyway.
Mike

[sledge]

Give it a bit more time. If its the pads it will get better, if its a bearing it will get worse.