paranoid......squeak!
 

I have had my k2 for 3 weeks now and am beginning to get used to it as it was such a big jump from my scooter.

The problem is my scooter was soooo quiet, so every noise on the SV has be paranoid that something is wrong.

I waited a while to post this as I am beginning to love all the sounds it makes, but there is one noise I still wory about.

When manovering the bike at low speed, either coming up to lights or pushing it I can hear a very small high pitched sqeak coming from the back wheel.

At first I thought it was brakes so a mate had a very quick look (didn't take the pads out) and said the seems fine. Then I noticed that the squeal isn't only when I am braking so I got some wd40 on the bolt going through the wheel, making sure I didn't get any on the discs.

This seemed to be ok for half a day, but later I noticed it again.

Bearing in mind the bike has done just over 1000 miles, should I be worrying, or am i just a freak? :oops:

Having a guess here, but if WD40 on the rear spindle quietened the noise albeit temporarily, I would suggest you need to have that spindle out and get a good coating of grease on it.

WD40 is most certainly not the recommended stuff to use.

I would also check that the spindle is not bent and that all the cush drives in the rear wheel have not deteriorated.

Something else to check is that the rear wheel is not buckled at all. Do you know all of the bikes history :?: Maybe it's had a knock, accident or been dropped.

Check the chain is not too tight and putting undue pressure on the rear sprocket which will in turn put pressure on the cush drives and the rear spindle.

Thanks Big Ape will try that

The bike is hpi clear and the only scratches on it are one i put there :oops:

what about the barings?

Sorry, you lost me now, very new, how do I check these?

Barings are bits fitted to the wheel that the axle goes through and lets the wheel spin frealy. They have greased ball/roller (dont know which) barings inside. If the back wheel gets knocked hard or though use the barings can become worn out, which could lead them to colapse and you crash as the wheel locks up. (As told to me by my tyre changer).

To check them you have to be able to lift the rear of the bike off the ground and then check the wheel for free play, which there should be none.

This is what was told to me by the guy at the tyre place.

If it is them it cost me £30 for a pair fitted on the front wheel @ FWR in Kennington, not sure about the rear, but cant be much diffrence.

Best is to go to a tyre place and get them to look at it.

No way a bike with 1000 miles should have bearing wear, on a K2 i find that a bit suspicious to be honest, but i suppose it could have corroded slighy if its been stood. The wifes sv squeeks from the brakes, I think the anti squeek pad needs some copper grease on it. It could be just that. Is your mate a biker?

Missed the 1000 miles in the first post, very little for a K2. Probably what zx6man said then. The engine has not even been run in yet, hope is has still had the service work on it though.

The 600 mile service was done, but thats it

My mate is a biker but hasn't been for very long TBH. was thinking about checking the brakes over anyway so will try that first.

Silly question....Where do i get copper grease from? Halfords??

[quote="zx6man"]No way a bike with 1000 miles should have bearing wear, quote]

Normally 'no' but you should see what I found in the head stock bearings of my with SV1000K3 less than 1000 miles.


By the way check the wheel alignment.

Cheers
Ben