rattle and knock

[liga-91]

hows it going ,great site nice to see all the tranny users,got an 1987 XL600V i am getting a very light rattle when i throttlle down slightly in all gears sounds like a screw ratteling in a can .when i open up a little it goes away any help would be great of course a million pounds would be better

[RickSkye]

I had the same thing with my car, just lift of the throttle and I got a rattle like a loose exhaust.
You are not going to like this but it was a big end.

I realy hope yours is something else.

Rick

[StumpyFingers]

hows it going ,great site nice to see all the tranny users,got an 1987 XL600V i am getting a very light rattle when i throttlle down slightly in all gears sounds like a screw ratteling in a can .when i open up a little it goes away any help would be great of course a million pounds would be better

It could be something no more serious than a broken baffle in the exhaust.

[liga-91]

thanks everyone for the reply when she goes into the bike doc i hope its not terminal, i may have to put her down she is a good wife as for the tranny i may just have to get a better look at that red one,the kids would be lost with out one.








happyness is a dog on his back feet to the sky toung hanging out.

[Kakugo]

How is the gearbox?
Earlier TA needed to keep the chain quite loose to avoid damage to the bearing but people tende to treat it as a sportsbike and ended up making a mess.
Also is the noise more noticeable when cold running or is it always the same?

[liga-91]

hi folks, after a bit of diy on the tranny i did notice that the chain on my 87 did perform alot better when very slack well spotted.I only then got a closer look at my front sprocket and relised i had no holding plate with the two bolts,someone had done a fine weld job. I now have the bike up on the center stand and appear to be getting ths same knocking noise but it appears to be from the chainand or sprockets so a change must be done.






HAPPY-coffe,oily hands,and not a clue how to put it all back to geather,yup

[liga-91]

hows it going .spot on about the older bike the drive noise got louder as i took up slack i think the noise is from the drive just about to change sprockets and chain cheers.