Bag o' Spanners..
 

Rode home this evening, and didn't bother with my ear plugs .... Jee's the SV sounds like a bag of old spanners!!

I'm assuming this is normal, and its me not wearing my plugs that have led to this - but I'm sure my memory of the SV was as a nice smooth quiet bike!!

Put my mind at ease...

Is the SV a bag of spanners? Don't even remember my testing CB500 sounding this rough!!

What other comparable bikes have a smoother/quieter engine?

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mine's not sounding rough your's must be fecked.

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It is quite a sensory shock to ride without earplugs if you usually do. There is engine noise with an SV, but bag o'spanners, no.

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is there any oil in it.

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Seconded. When I can start hearing mine over the exhaust, I know the oil needs topping up...

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thought this was about ducattis

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Ducatis sound like a bag of spanners in a tumble drier!

As to the SV...erm, no shouldn't sound like a bag of spanners.

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Or a detuned pneumatic drill!

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yeah why is that i saw one of the st tourer's pull up at the light's sounded on it's last leg's and it was new.

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No, loads of oil ....all fluids seem ok - and mpg and performance seem bang on ....think it was just a suprise after weeks using earplugs!!

Sounds fine at higher revs - but town work means low revs, which always seems rough (sounding)

Riding in the 3500 - 4500 revs range generally - is this too low??

Think the chain slider needs lubing too - what's the best stuff to stick on here ??