hunterz Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Here we go - first technical question. I have recently started stripping down and servicing my newly acquired '95. Whilst doing some chain and sprocket maintenance I noticed a noise when rotating the rear wheel and chain. Coming from roughly the area of the transmission it is an audible "click" noise that is timed with turning the wheel and changes speed accordingly. With the bike running I can barely hear it though obviously it does not sound like normal noise. The bike has recently had the master and slave cylinders repaired/replaced/honed/sealed so i'm less inclined to think it might by a sticky clutch. I'd be interested to see if anyone can provide some further information on this - I've tried searching the forums but couldn't really find anything similar. Is it totally normal and I'm being too precious? I have not yer dropped the oil and filter and will be doing that this weekend. Feedback appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdouvill Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Common problem on motorcycle (not VFR related I think) is improper tension adjustement of the drive chain that applies too much force on the gearbox drive shaft bearing. It is designed to support heavy loads but this is how you kill it. The more tension you put on the chain, the more it makes some noise. If that's the issue, then you have to open the engine... I wish for you it's not that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovcan Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 On 7/15/2016 at 3:09 AM, bdouvill said: Common problem on motorcycle (not VFR related I think) is improper tension adjustement of the drive chain that applies too much force on the gearbox drive shaft bearing. It is designed to support heavy loads but this is how you kill it. The more tension you put on the chain, the more it makes some noise. If that's the issue, then you have to open the engine... I wish for you it's not that. Or, it could be a tight/seized link in the drive chain itself. I have experienced this and it sounded just like you describe. If you rotate the wheel slowly and watch the links, you should be able to see the stuck link. Cheers, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted July 17, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted July 17, 2016 I would suspect the chain as well 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterz Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Thank you to both @Dutchy and @slovcan - I suspect the chain was to blame. Couldn't see anything poking its head up but I gave it a clean and re-grease really thoroughly and it has certainly quietened down. I suspect new chain is not far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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