I'm_a_Newbie
05-04-09, 02:03 PM
Hi.
On a ride a couple of days ago whilst slowing down the bike gave off a noise a bit like a wailing banshee. Since then it has not done it again.
Yesterday I did an oil and filter change, and while on the stand I ran it through all the gears. Going up in speed there are no unusual noises. However in gear 3 to 6 if you pull in the clutch from speed and let the drivetrain slow down you can hear a whining sort of noise. It sounds like it is coming from the front sprocket area, there also seems to be a rattle from the generator area. The whining noise changes in pitch dependent on the gear, so my guess it is from the output side of the gearbox and ties in with where I can hear the noise from.
Is this noise normal and it's just that I have never heard it before or have got a bearing on it's way out?
Thanks
Tim.
On a ride a couple of days ago whilst slowing down the bike gave off a noise a bit like a wailing banshee. Since then it has not done it again.
Yesterday I did an oil and filter change, and while on the stand I ran it through all the gears. Going up in speed there are no unusual noises. However in gear 3 to 6 if you pull in the clutch from speed and let the drivetrain slow down you can hear a whining sort of noise. It sounds like it is coming from the front sprocket area, there also seems to be a rattle from the generator area. The whining noise changes in pitch dependent on the gear, so my guess it is from the output side of the gearbox and ties in with where I can hear the noise from.
Is this noise normal and it's just that I have never heard it before or have got a bearing on it's way out?
Thanks
Tim.