Clicking Sound In 3rd

Hey guys,


Noticed a strange clicking sound coming from the left side of my SV this morning, only when in third gear. Anyone have any clue what this could be?


I can whip up a video tonight when I have it on the stand at home.


Cheers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWt68e9QHM


Here's a video of it, though it's a lot more noticeable than in the video.


I have just changed the oil & adjusted the rear wheel, hence the tub of oil on the floor!

[Bibio]

what you are hearing is drive chain chain slap. nothing to worry about.

It seems more than that Bib, sounds like something's loose, pretty sure I hear it separate to the 'slap'.


Thanks for the reply.

Sounds silly but have you checked the chain for damage? or the sproket?
My old speed four had a clicking sound around 20mph that turned out to be one side of the chain link snapped and hitting the sprocket cover, was only noticable around this speed!

I've checked the chain and both sprockets for damage, had the cover off and the sound happens when it's on the stand.

Had a local mechanic have a look and he doesn't exactly know what's wrong with it either but he definitely noticed the problem.


Assuming I get a full gearbox for £100 he quoted me about £600 in all to fit it.


I'm gutted.

[Bibio]

there is nothing wrong. mine does the exact same thing on a stand, its a v twin. if anything your chain is a wee bit slack or rear wheel is slightly misaligned.

now if you could hear the noise while out on a run then i would be more inclined to say there is something wrong.

I can hear it when riding it - as soon as it gets into 3rd, that's how I noticed it to begin with. The mechanic took it for a run up the road and also noticed it, he wasn't sure he believed me until he took it out.

[Bibio]

are you sure that its only in third?

i cant hear anything in that vid apart from drive train noise. could you upload a vid with a constant throttle of around 4k revs?

when was the last oil and filter change done?