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?

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

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.

is there any oil in it.

Originally Posted by zsv650

is there any oil in it.

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

thought this was about ducattis

Originally Posted by bluefishman

thought this was about ducattis

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.

Originally Posted by TazDaz

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

Or a detuned pneumatic drill!

Originally Posted by bluefishman

thought this was about ducattis

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.

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 ??