Humming sound from front of bike, wheel bearing?
 

So, I have a 2002 SV650 bought new 4 months ago (dealer leftover, long story) and it has 3300 miles. There is a humming sound that reminds me of automotive wheel bearing / road noise.

It's not from the engine, as I've gotten it to speed and pulled the clutch (the sound is still there), so I think it may be either a wheel bearing or some sort of tire/road noise. Do you have to repack axle bearings often on a motorcycle? Is this sound normal? That's my current concern, and I appreciate any inputs seeking to set my mind at ease.

jason

The bearings on the SV are enclosed cartridge type maintenance free bearings. I would take it back to the dealer and get them to check it over.

does it get louder the faster you go, could be the wheel bearing I guess.. not sure though.. I had a noise coming from the front of mine a while ago, but it was more like a squeak and the speedo drive was knackered and causing the noise.. just something else to think about

Good luck with getting it sorted

my grandmother hums alot...have you run her over? :)

A bee stuck in the radiator? :P

Could be tyre or brake noise. Sometimes my disks make a "zizzing" sound when applied- so maybe a caliper is stuck on or they could just be resonating as the pads do slightly rub this disks normally.

You could also have some of those spokie-dokies on the forks that kids fit to their bikes to make them sound real fast- look for meddling kids.........

Sure you're not just REALLY enjoying yourself? :D :D

Hmmm... let's see, quite a varied response from the informed populace. I may be paranoid, in fact, probably am. It's just a light whining, humming sound, not really obnoxious, just noticeable.

I might take it into the dealer, just for them to have a look, but the dealers in this area are the devil (as opposed to the wonderful dealer experiences found elsewhere). But thank you all for your assistance.

Maybe I should just get better at keeping the front wheel off the ground, thus averting said noise altogether...