WK650TR Faults at a thousand miles

[CrusaderPhil]

WK650TR now has faults at 1000 miles, first and I think at least one is major, which is a high pitch squeal between 2500 and 3500 RPM coming from engine, really ear piercing, dealer says induction noise, that is bullshit of course, I can hear the induction noise separately, cooling fan rattles and another high pitch noise that is constant, not sure what it is but I suspect possibly another fan or something, it is not engine related but is ignition on related.

I also think mine is a derestricted version because it is not very quick compared with a demonstrator machine I rode but no way of telling if it is or not.

Creaking from head bearing.

Front brake suddenly went very grabby at low speed like 1 mile per hour or so, it caught me unawares and had me off, also brakes juddering when stopping from higher speed.

Paint very soft, scratches when polishing.

[M.C]

So you bought a Chinese bike that turned out to be a Chinese bike?

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[Rogerborg]

Torn between "Informative" and "Funny". Thanks for keeping us posted and I'm sorry to hear that it's not working out so well.

Seems like Enfield-owning IT nerds are prime candidates for buying these things: linuxyeti is Enfield + WK and I had a couple of sniffs too when they were full price.

Got a video of the squealing(s)? If it's purely rev based then that sounds concerning - I'd be fretting that it was eating a camshaft, although I suppose the "good" news is that won't take long to resolve if so.

Grabby brakes sounds like a warped disc or sticking pistons or sliding pin.

I'd be inviting the dealer to make all these issues go away or get ready to pay for someone else to do it, although you may struggle to find anyone who will touch it.
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[linuxyeti]

Hi

Mine's now approaching 2000 miles, no high pitched squeal, so that doesn't sound right. I've not had any issues with the brakes either. I would get the dealer to have another look, or, perhaps contact WK Bikes, as they 'appear' to be making more of an effort on their facebook page.

When you say ignition related, don't think it's the fuel pump do you? Either way, definitely doesn't sound right.
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[Rogerborg]

I only realised this year that bikes have brakes at both ends.

Yes, I know we have to do the "what you ought to have done, right..." thing, but something's not right with OP's brakes and the dealer isn't interested, is my take-away point from this thread.
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