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clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:17 am
by Guest
I have a question for the group. I've noticed a "clacking", metal-on-metal
sound at low speeds; especially when I shift. It's quite loud as I can hear
it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It seems to be coming from the
left side of the engine but it's difficult to be certain of that. I've
looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't anything obvious like a twig
stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to be a stone off the tire
(thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I need to take this into the
shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is something obvious of which
I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may have done incorrectly at
the last service. Could this be a symptom of doohickey failure? Anyway, I
know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and thanks in advance for any
advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
Mike
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:47 pm
by klr9992001
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Pople, Michael (JUS)"
wrote:
Check your heat shield on the header pipe their knowen to come loose.
Dan
> I have a question for the group. I've noticed a "clacking",
metal-on-metal
> sound at low speeds; especially when I shift. It's quite loud as I
can hear
> it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It seems to be coming
from the
> left side of the engine but it's difficult to be certain of that. I've
> looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't anything obvious like
a twig
> stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to be a stone off
the tire
> (thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I need to take this
into the
> shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is something obvious
of which
> I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may have done
incorrectly at
> the last service. Could this be a symptom of doohickey failure?
Anyway, I
> know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and thanks in advance for any
> advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
> Mike
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:15 pm
by April Neave & Norm Keller
I assume from your description that the noise does not occur when
stopped....
The first thing I'd check is to see if you have a tight link(s) in the
chain. Otherwise more detail is needed.
If it doesn't make the noise when stopped, does it make the noise with the
clutch in while moving?
Is it load dependent? Heavier throttle....
How about more throttle and applying the rear brake?
Did you check for wheel bearing looseness?
Ditto swing arm bearings?
HIH
Norm
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:18 pm
by matteeanne@yahoo.com
Yeah or the other bolts holding the pipe up can come
loose too, including at the motor (Lost them all at
one point or another) Or it could just be the
flangular induction coupler metric retainer indicator
glokenspeil nut.
--- klr9992001 wrote:
>
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Pople, Michael
> (JUS)"
> wrote:
> Check your heat shield on the header pipe their
> knowen to come loose.
> Dan
>
>
>
>
>
> > I have a question for the group. I've noticed a
> "clacking",
> metal-on-metal
> > sound at low speeds; especially when I shift.
> It's quite loud as I
> can hear
> > it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It
> seems to be coming
> from the
> > left side of the engine but it's difficult to be
> certain of that. I've
> > looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't
> anything obvious like
> a twig
> > stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to
> be a stone off
> the tire
> > (thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I
> need to take this
> into the
> > shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is
> something obvious
> of which
> > I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may
> have done
> incorrectly at
> > the last service. Could this be a symptom of
> doohickey failure?
> Anyway, I
> > know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and
> thanks in advance for any
> > advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
>
> > Mike
>
>
>
>
>
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clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:57 pm
by CA Stu
Take your gloved fist and thump all over the source area on the bike,
see if you can duplicate the noise.
Best guesses:
Header pipe heat shield missing bolt
Loose Aftermarket skidplate
Loose footpeg
Loose tank shroud
Loose fairing (missing screws either side of headlight)
Maybe a buildup of crap inside the front sprocket cover? Take that
cover off and check for crap buildup.
** Loose header bolts at the head (exhaust leaks can sound like
clacks)
Don't take it to the shop yet, man!
Thanks
CA Stu
** this may be a place to start
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
> Yeah or the other bolts holding the pipe up can come
> loose too, including at the motor (Lost them all at
> one point or another) Or it could just be the
> flangular induction coupler metric retainer indicator
> glokenspeil nut.
> --- klr9992001 wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Pople, Michael
> > (JUS)"
> > wrote:
> > Check your heat shield on the header pipe their
> > knowen to come loose.
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I have a question for the group. I've noticed a
> > "clacking",
> > metal-on-metal
> > > sound at low speeds; especially when I shift.
> > It's quite loud as I
> > can hear
> > > it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It
> > seems to be coming
> > from the
> > > left side of the engine but it's difficult to be
> > certain of that. I've
> > > looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't
> > anything obvious like
> > a twig
> > > stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to
> > be a stone off
> > the tire
> > > (thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I
> > need to take this
> > into the
> > > shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is
> > something obvious
> > of which
> > > I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may
> > have done
> > incorrectly at
> > > the last service. Could this be a symptom of
> > doohickey failure?
> > Anyway, I
> > > know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and
> > thanks in advance for any
> > > advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
> >
> > > Mike
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:00 pm
by Rodney Copeland
Hope it's not your idler lever crashed.
If it was, it'd be vibratin like a jack hammer!
I'd look first at the radiator screen, if you're right about the
noise coming from the left side.
They make a hell of a racket after the rubber spacers fall off!
Rod,,,with a couple screws to secure the dam thing
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Pople, Michael (JUS)"
wrote:
> I have a question for the group. I've noticed a "clacking", metal-
on-metal
> sound at low speeds; especially when I shift. It's quite loud as I
can hear
> it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It seems to be coming
from the
> left side of the engine but it's difficult to be certain of that.
I've
> looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't anything obvious like
a twig
> stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to be a stone off
the tire
> (thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I need to take this
into the
> shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is something obvious
of which
> I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may have done
incorrectly at
> the last service. Could this be a symptom of doohickey failure?
Anyway, I
> know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and thanks in advance for
any
> advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
> Mike
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:11 pm
by CA Stu
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Rodney Copeland" wrote:
>
> Hope it's not your idler lever crashed.
> If it was, it'd be vibratin like a jack hammer!
This is not true in all cases.
I rode mine 750 miles after I knew the idler lever had failed, only
difference was a bit of a whirring sound (balancer chain grinding away
at the cover).
Thanks
CA Stu
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:23 pm
by Rodney Copeland
Yup!
Forgot to say my spring broke also!
Bad subject for me, as it gives me goosepimples thinkin about how bad
mine vibrated and made crackin sounds on throttle!
Rod
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "CA Stu" wrote:
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Rodney Copeland"
wrote:
> >
> > Hope it's not your idler lever crashed.
> > If it was, it'd be vibratin like a jack hammer!
>
> This is not true in all cases.
>
> I rode mine 750 miles after I knew the idler lever had failed, only
> difference was a bit of a whirring sound (balancer chain grinding
away
> at the cover).
>
> Thanks
> CA Stu
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:27 pm
by Jim
I suggest checking your motor mount bolts.
-Jim
A-15
> Take your gloved fist and thump all over the source area on the bike,
> see if you can duplicate the noise.
>
> Best guesses:
>
> Header pipe heat shield missing bolt
> Loose Aftermarket skidplate
> Loose footpeg
> Loose tank shroud
> Loose fairing (missing screws either side of headlight)
> Maybe a buildup of crap inside the front sprocket cover? Take that
> cover off and check for crap buildup.
> ** Loose header bolts at the head (exhaust leaks can sound like
> clacks)
>
>
> Don't take it to the shop yet, man!
>
> Thanks
> CA Stu
>
> ** this may be a place to start
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
> > Yeah or the other bolts holding the pipe up can come
> > loose too, including at the motor (Lost them all at
> > one point or another) Or it could just be the
> > flangular induction coupler metric retainer indicator
> > glokenspeil nut.
> > --- klr9992001 wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Pople, Michael
> > > (JUS)"
> > > wrote:
> > > Check your heat shield on the header pipe their
> > > knowen to come loose.
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have a question for the group. I've noticed a
> > > "clacking",
> > > metal-on-metal
> > > > sound at low speeds; especially when I shift.
> > > It's quite loud as I
> > > can hear
> > > > it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It
> > > seems to be coming
> > > from the
> > > > left side of the engine but it's difficult to be
> > > certain of that. I've
> > > > looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't
> > > anything obvious like
> > > a twig
> > > > stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to
> > > be a stone off
> > > the tire
> > > > (thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I
> > > need to take this
> > > into the
> > > > shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is
> > > something obvious
> > > of which
> > > > I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may
> > > have done
> > > incorrectly at
> > > > the last service. Could this be a symptom of
> > > doohickey failure?
> > > Anyway, I
> > > > know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and
> > > thanks in advance for any
> > > > advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
> > >
> > > > Mike
clacking noise
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:42 pm
by cl cooper
I suggest checking:
Upper and lower sandusky ports
Freebus valve
Vacume modulator inverter
Muffler bearings
Occasionally, excessively hard cornering will put undue stress on the valve
springs requiring replacement, or at a minimum, retorquing
Hope this is helpful
>From:
>To: klr9992001 ,
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Clacking Noise
>Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:18:55 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Yeah or the other bolts holding the pipe up can come
>loose too, including at the motor (Lost them all at
>one point or another) Or it could just be the
>flangular induction coupler metric retainer indicator
>glokenspeil nut.
>--- klr9992001 wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Pople, Michael
> > (JUS)"
> > wrote:
> > Check your heat shield on the header pipe their
> > knowen to come loose.
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I have a question for the group. I've noticed a
> > "clacking",
> > metal-on-metal
> > > sound at low speeds; especially when I shift.
> > It's quite loud as I
> > can hear
> > > it clearly through my helmet and earplugs. It
> > seems to be coming
> > from the
> > > left side of the engine but it's difficult to be
> > certain of that. I've
> > > looked everything over repeatedly so it isn't
> > anything obvious like
> > a twig
> > > stuck in the frame and it happens too regularly to
> > be a stone off
> > the tire
> > > (thought that's what it sounds like). Clearly I
> > need to take this
> > into the
> > > shop but first I wanted some advice in case it is
> > something obvious
> > of which
> > > I am unaware or possibly something my mechanic may
> > have done
> > incorrectly at
> > > the last service. Could this be a symptom of
> > doohickey failure?
> > Anyway, I
> > > know this is vague so pardon my ignorance and
> > thanks in advance for any
> > > advice anyone can offer. It's much appreciated.
> >
> > > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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