StubyDoo Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I've just noticed a click or a clunk coming from the bike at slow speeds in 1st gear. I normally don't notice it as I have music on but I've just been away for the weekend with the missus on the back and she described it as a clicking sound coming from the front. From my position it sounds to come from the rear and is a cross between a click and a clunk. It doesn't speed up so probably not chain related. As the revs pick up it seems to go away but the wind and engine noise could be masking it. I can't recreate the noise with the bike on the centre stand so I'm at a lose to what could be causing it. Any ideas anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 I've just had a thought, could it be the cam chain tensioners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superballs Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Out of curiosity does it sound like a Geiger counter?Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 More like the old train time boards you used to get in stations that rolled over with a clicking sound but a bit slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFROZ Posted June 11, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 11, 2017 Tight link on drive chain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Someone somewhere else thinks it could be the centre stand and I did have the end can off on Friday for a new tyre. I'll check at lunch time to see if it's hitting the rubber buffer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatshoutybloke Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 16 hours ago, StubyDoo said: I've just had a thought, could it be the cam chain tensioners? Wouldn't have thought so, CCT noise is most obvious at idle and disappears when you move off and the chain slack is taken up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mohawk Posted June 12, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted June 12, 2017 Check both tyres for nails or stones, they make a nice regular noise, but get lost in the cacophony as speed increases ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 The clamp for the link pipe on the exhaust had rotated when I took the wheel off and was fouling the stand. Two minute job tonight to rotate it slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Of all the things... still, glad it was so painless in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StubyDoo Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Indeed. A very cheap fix :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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