How to diagnose squeak? - SV650.org

zombie · 30-07-19, 08:58 AM

Hi

Bike suddenly has an intermittent squeak while riding along.

Short squeaks. Not loud.

Definately not the brakes.

When the bike is stopped (engine off) if I push the suspension down at the rear I can't hear it, and if I push the forks down at the front I can't hear it.

So I wonder how can I work out where it is coming from if it is only there when riding, and when riding it is too loud to isolate?

Its an SV, AL7.

Cheers!

DarrenSV650S · 30-07-19, 09:32 AM

Ride down a bumpy hill with the engine off

Seeker · 30-07-19, 09:43 AM

the AL7 has a lot of plastic on plastic trim (sigh). Try spraying around tank trim area with a silicon based spray (or WD40 failing that), also look where cables change direction around the headstock. The seat rubbing against the tank used to be common on many bikes.
Annoying, isn't it?

Biker Biggles · 30-07-19, 03:03 PM

Its mice. Riding along wakes them up but stopping lets them sleep quietly. Stick a lump of cheese under the seat.

30-07-19, 08:58 AM	#1
zombie Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 194	How to diagnose squeak? Hi Bike suddenly has an intermittent squeak while riding along. Short squeaks. Not loud. Definately not the brakes. When the bike is stopped (engine off) if I push the suspension down at the rear I can't hear it, and if I push the forks down at the front I can't hear it. So I wonder how can I work out where it is coming from if it is only there when riding, and when riding it is too loud to isolate? Its an SV, AL7. Cheers!

30-07-19, 09:32 AM	#2
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,404	Re: How to diagnose squeak? Ride down a bumpy hill with the engine off

30-07-19, 09:43 AM	#3
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,069	Re: How to diagnose squeak? the AL7 has a lot of plastic on plastic trim (sigh). Try spraying around tank trim area with a silicon based spray (or WD40 failing that), also look where cables change direction around the headstock. The seat rubbing against the tank used to be common on many bikes. Annoying, isn't it?

30-07-19, 03:03 PM	#4
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Re: How to diagnose squeak? Its mice. Riding along wakes them up but stopping lets them sleep quietly. Stick a lump of cheese under the seat. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

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