Whats that noise?

warped one · Banned Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Karma :

Ok so may be a bit of a stupid question, but where does that "whine" come from on brand new bikes? It's always puzzled me weather it's the clutch pistons or what ever so please enlighten me.

Cheers

Warped
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

?! , having never owned a brand new bike , but escorted plenty of them home do you have a sample of it?.
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warped one · Banned Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Karma :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHBmVNoG0Js

It's on every new bike from this to my GT, it's sort of high pitched and it's really noticable when the bike is on tick over.

Cheers

Warped
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bikedemon99 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Karma :

never had a new bike so sorry' i do not have the answer unless of course its coming from your wallet
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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I know what you are talking about but it's hard to explain. Old vfr400's sound similar to what you are describing.

Where as older bikes usually sound a bit mechanical newer bikes sound kinda like a sewing machine.

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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I know that, it's just the best example of the noise i could think of.

Unless all new bikes have gear driven cams which they don't, it can't be that. I guess it's just down to tighter tolerances.

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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

Airbox, cam chain tensioner, fuel injection.

I don't know, sounds awesome.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I've had two new bikes (though one was already run-in) and neither made a specifically different noise that I noticed.

LustyLew · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

Not the fuel injection pump is it?

When turning on the ignition on the SV and the Tenere they both do it for a couple of seconds then stop. Then once you get the engine running, it starts again.
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St0rmer66 · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Karma :

Anything with the Triumph 675 engine seems to do it too. Very noticable.
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Acemastr · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Karma :

My YBR has it, very noticeable but not quite as nice sounding as an IL4 Sad

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