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Posted by pcarrell
- January 21, 2014, 14:29:04 PMMine always makes a little more noise when it comes time for an oil change.
Posted by cptarmy2002
- January 21, 2014, 13:36:06 PMIt's idling at 1050 right now...I'm not overly concerned but my mechanics ear notices "the presence of the abnormal or the absence of the normal" so to speak...at this point, I only paid $2K for the bike and prolly have another $1.5K into it for tires, cosmetic touches, progressive suspension (front & back), the PCIII and the seat & leather trim...It's a nice bike but if the bottom end grenades, then it's game over...I don't have the time with a 6 month old to rebuild it myself and I'd be underwater if I had a bike shop do it for $3K ish...? Thoughts?
Posted by Troll
- January 21, 2014, 13:21:06 PMIdle speed should be 1,000 rpm. They make some funny noises if they are idling too low. I suspect it might be decompressor spring noises you are hearing.
Posted by cptarmy2002
- January 21, 2014, 12:06:45 PMHey - Things are fine but I've started to notice different sounds from the bike.
1999 w/ 39K - bought at 24K 2 years ago so I've done all the PM and more; K&N, longshots, Pwr Cmdr.
Did the cam chain extenders early last summer and I've started to notice a strange difference this last few months.
1) At idle, in neutral it seems like the bike shakes a little more and it's almost like a "knock sound "coming from the bike...I've got it set at a decent idle so it's not that it's dying out from a slow idle. Once I put the bike in gear and get moving there is no change to the performance and or sound of the bike...
I do a fair amount of low speed driving since I'm in Washington DC, and I'm hoping that this is not a symptom of crank bearings going bad...?
Thoughts?
Frank