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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: kitcrazy on 09 April 2014, 08:09:33 pm

Title: strange noise
Post by: kitcrazy on 09 April 2014, 08:09:33 pm

on my way home from work today could hear a sort of ticking coming from the front end i think.is not all the time seems to come and go but only when im on the move?any ideas.or maybe its just me going crazy

Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: red98 on 09 April 2014, 08:26:39 pm

Going crazy  ?..........lift the front wheel and spin by hand to see if you can hear it..stone in the tyre tread ?....one of the ht leads arcing out....

Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: kitcrazy on 09 April 2014, 08:31:49 pm

lol thanks red :lol

Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: red98 on 09 April 2014, 08:34:08 pm

You sure its ticking and not pork   :rollin :rollin :rollin

Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: kitcrazy on 09 April 2014, 08:36:44 pm

 :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin

Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: ChristoT on 10 April 2014, 01:33:11 am

Is it whenever the engine is running (coast down a hill with the killswitch off!  :b ), the wheel is turning, or just above a certain speed? My front end made a bizarre noise that was eventually traced to a very dry speedo drive. A big lump o' grease sorted it out!  :D

Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: dazza on 10 April 2014, 01:50:06 am

Quote from: ChristoT link=topic=12538.msg140655#msg140655 date=1397089My front end made a bizarre noise when I rode it into the back of a volvo!  :D
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Title: Re: strange noise
Post by: ChristoT on 10 April 2014, 01:51:44 am

Slander! I'm very nice to Volvos, it's just German saloons I argue with!!