16-05-13, 08:25 PM
Evening all!
For a pleasent change, this isn't a problem but a solution!!
As some may know (and Dead_Eye has heard first hand), there has been a weird whirring / rubbing sound coming from the front end of my bike at speeds above 40mph, but not below. And no one knew where it was coming from. Brakes, bearings, even fairing were considered and ruled out. I was in the biek shop earlier, turning to a pro for advice and the solution appeared: the speedo cable was bone dry. The chap greased it for me, and narry a squeak from it now!
So there you have it. If you get a weird, rubbing noise above 40mph, which dies out as you decelerate, try greasing the cable!
For a pleasent change, this isn't a problem but a solution!!
As some may know (and Dead_Eye has heard first hand), there has been a weird whirring / rubbing sound coming from the front end of my bike at speeds above 40mph, but not below. And no one knew where it was coming from. Brakes, bearings, even fairing were considered and ruled out. I was in the biek shop earlier, turning to a pro for advice and the solution appeared: the speedo cable was bone dry. The chap greased it for me, and narry a squeak from it now!
So there you have it. If you get a weird, rubbing noise above 40mph, which dies out as you decelerate, try greasing the cable!
The Deef's apprentice