I have a problem with my bike since i bought it, its a second hand bike.
I get some type of chain rubbing sound at hillshooting or when am on fifith/fourth gear and the speed is low for it to be on fourth or fifth gear. I don't get the sound at normal driving.
I checked the chain and its not lose.
my bike is 2007 model, Do you think its the time to change my chain?
the chain and sprockets naturally make noise as they come in contact with each other... are you sure that isnt what your hearing? just natural chain racket?
also, your head tends to make a noise similar to what your describing, but you usually only hear it when the seat and air box lid are off, so that probably isnt it...
any chance a bearing is starting to go and your hearing it grind out?
the chain and sprockets naturally make noise as they come in contact with each other... are you sure that isnt what your hearing? just natural chain racket?
also, your head tends to make a noise similar to what your describing, but you usually only hear it when the seat and air box lid are off, so that probably isnt it...
any chance a bearing is starting to go and your hearing it grind out?[/b]
the chain and sprockets naturally make noise as they come in contact with each other... are you sure that isnt what your hearing? just natural chain racket?
also, your head tends to make a noise similar to what your describing, but you usually only hear it when the seat and air box lid are off, so that probably isnt it...
any chance a bearing is starting to go and your hearing it grind out?[/b]
I will check it out tomorrow, i think mine has 50-60+ hours on it, not sure how many hours the previous owner did put on it. i drove it around 31 hours since i bought it.
It looks normal. Yesterday i lined my bike with my friends bike and i compared between my chain roller and his chain roller and it looked the same and nothing abnormal. I will take a picture of the roller and i will post it here.
hey dont worry when in high gear and your going slow the chain tends to slap skidplates or other parts making noise thats not kool. next time it happens just pick the pace up a little and it will go away
hey dont worry when in high gear and your going slow the chain tends to slap skidplates or other parts making noise thats not kool. next time it happens just pick the pace up a little and it will go away[/b]
When i down shift the sounds disappears on straight lines, for hill shooting even if i down shift that doesn't work it gets louder haha. In hill shooting i get the sound at greater heights not from the beginning of the hill.
p.s: i get it only at the dunes, on road i don't get that sound even with high gear and am going slow.
it looks like your chain is really really loose, your probably just hearing it slap around on the skid plate and the rollers as the swingarm goes through its motion. try tightening it up to spec.
I had a weired grinding sound from my chain also. It happens mostly in 3 gear just cruising with light acceleration. It gets really loud if I slam on the front brakes and decelerate real fast. Kinda like chain chatter, but it sounds like a bad wheel bearing.
I checked my chain roller also and it seemed to be fine. My bike only has about 6 hours on it.
I thought mine was maybe from the timing chain, but I can't identify exzactly where the sound originates.
Today i tightened the chain, next weekend am going to hit the dunes and i will update you about the sound if its still there or not. Thank you to every one who participated in this thread.
Replace that skid plate or take it off for a moment while you are on the dune and see if the sound will go away, that skid plate looks tweaked as if the chain would rub on it while the swing arm moves up and down.
Replace that skid plate or take it off for a moment while you are on the dune and see if the sound will go away, that skid plate looks tweaked as if the chain would rub on it while the swing arm moves up and down.[/b]
I removed the skid plate and went to the dune, the sound is still there, but today i tried to identify from where it comes. I think the sound is coming from the middle at left side but am still not sure about it.
I asked guys at the dunes about it and they said most of them had it when the bike was new and some still have and get it from time to time.
Any other suggestions? would a bad front sprocket can cause this sound?
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