Speedo drive gear? On Jun 29, 2013 2:50 PM, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ** > A bent front axle would make the bike seer quicker in one direction, it > also would wear your tire funny. Pull the axle and turn the bearings with > your finger, it should feel smooth with no end play. Clean the caliper > pistons by extending them and clean with a toothbrush and cleaner. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * bobby willhite <willhitebo...@gmail.com> > *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:36:34 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Getting a noise when accelerating > > I have this same issue, does not effect driving but really makes me worry, > At first I thought chains also but i have a few month old drive chain, I > ruled out timing because when in neutral no sound. Then I noticed when > rolling the bike while off it was clicking in the front wheel at the same > spot. Inspected the brake system, no problems, So only thing else I can > think of is the Front wheel bearing or a bent front axle. > > any ideas? > > On Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:42:22 PM UTC-4, Gpro wrote: >> >> Hi Peeps, >> >> I've noticed a ticking noise as I accelerate from a stop. It starts out >> very slowly and speeds up as the bike speeds up until engine noise drowns >> it out. I thought the chain might have picked something up at first, so I >> watched the chain as the rear wheel rotated slowly, but saw nothing there. >> A friend suggested that it might be a binding speedo cable. It doesn't seem >> to be coming from there, but that should give a good idea as to the >> frequency of the ticking. It's definitely too slow to be the crank or rods, >> and especially the valve train. Is there anything in the transmission that >> could be turning that slowly? My next move is to pull the drive sprocket >> cover to see if anything is in there. >> >> Gary >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
