[The CyberPoet]

The timing chain. It sounds like something is tapping in the engine.

Sounds just like a singer sewwing machine... just a tapping is usually the valves.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[Badkitty]

is that what that noise is...hmmmm i hear too many noises

[The CyberPoet]

Oh, I have one that disturbed me deeply at first... The sound of a swarm of locusts coming out of the front brake pads, kind of a hissing-sizzling sound. Started right after I did a full brake rebuild, including installing SS lines, speedbleeders, replacement caliper seals and HH-rated pads. Rebuilt them again, and added a backing to the pads to dampen the vibrations, but they still make it. That was just before the rally last year; they still make the noise... Now it's come to be reassuring sound that the pads are biting well... although somewhere in the back of my mind there's the slightest suspicion that perhaps it's the strain from the pads biting on rotors being transfered to the wheelbearings that I hear.



Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[Black_peter]

The little flap covering the gas tank key hole rattles.. I thought my calipers were falling off!!

[ThAzKat]

This isn't on the Kat but I have a friend that has a dry clutch on his Duc, man, talk about a crazy noise.

[Mojoe]

I did have a piece of my fairing around my electric windscreen that was vibrating from a missing screw that I could not replace because the threaded tab was broken off. One day about 3 years ago it was driving me nuts, so I stopped and bought a pack of juicy fruit gum and stuck a chewed up piece into the "what was left" of the tab. It must still be there because it hasn't started rattling again.

[SweetLou]

Anything that can be fixed with duct tape or chewing gum is worth fixing.

[md86]

Anything that can be fixed with duct tape or chewing gum is worth fixing.

I prefer duct-tape and JB Kwik . Wire ties are good , too .

[ThAzKat]

Anything that can be fixed with duct tape or chewing gum is worth fixing.

I prefer duct-tape and JB Kwik . Wire ties are good , too .

Don't forget the good ole fashion metal coat hanger

[WildKat]

Anything that can be fixed with duct tape or chewing gum is worth fixing.

bubblelicious works great for those types of repairs

[SweetLou]

Or Bubbletape, then you can measuer your length needed.

[Crackshot]

my friends bike actually TRIPPED him the other day when he walked past it. It was up on center stand and suddenly the kickstand swung out and he fell on his face....weirdest thing ever.

Freaking Hilarious!

[WildKat]

my friends bike actually TRIPPED him the other day when he walked past it. It was up on center stand and suddenly the kickstand swung out and he fell on his face....weirdest thing ever.

Freaking Hilarious!

its pi$$ed off cuz he wasnt riding, so it wanted to get back at him

[ghelper]

it's the sound it doesn't make during winter that drives me crazy soon the time will come the beast will wake for spring

[Bartman311]

My right handle bar makes a creaking noise when I lean on it. Does it just need to be tightned?