Strange noise :/

[tommyardin]

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Hey i today I went for a little blast and noticed and strange whining noise coming from the front sprocket area that changes in pitch with speed , I can hear it above 40 onwards , do I need to worry or could this just be worn chain and sprockets ?


Chain looks fine because i clean and oil regularly.


Worried about a gearbox issue but the noise stays the same with clutch in or out
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[size=1em]Hi Matt you say noise stays the same with the clutch lever pulled in or with it out, are you talking about still rolling along? I.e: free wheeling. If you are the whole drive train is still turning, so if it is a noise from the sprocket/chain/gearbox output shaft you will still hear it as the whole of that drive train is being dragged round by the momentum of wheels rotating on road rather than being driven around by the engine. But rotation is rotation no matter what causes it.[/size]