Noise

[darrsi]

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I changed the cush drive rubbers a few years ago just for the sake of it, but the ones i removed looked like fine anyway.
If it was rear wheel bearings would i not hear "something" spinning the wheel on the centre stand?
It spins very freely either way, with no binding or anything going on.

I'm quite particular about wheel bearings, as I've had a set fail catastrophically in far less than ideal conditions before. I also checked mine more recently (different bike) just using the "excess movement, spin wheel, check it spins freely, listen for noise" method. Seemed fine. Shortly after, took the bike for a service to have a bearing found to be on the edge of failure. What mileage is on the current bearings?


Remember that when you just spin the wheel by hand to check, the wheel is not under the load it would be from the engine, clutch out.
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Don't really know, i had seized disc bolts, then one snapped inside the wheel, so i just replaced the wheel.
That was 7 years and 20,000 miles ago though.


I am beginning to suspect the noise is from the middle of the bike, it doesn't really sound like it's behind me.


One thing that has crossed my mind though, if the chain slide gets very worn is it possible that the chain could rub somewhere on the metal of the swingarm?
If this was possible then i'm guessing it will only get louder and louder as time goes on.