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TL;DR: I got a knock/tick in rhythm to driving speed. Seems to be coming from the back.
After standing still for about 1,5 years, I finally got the bike kinda sorted out again, good enough to drive it. This week I was able to finally put the brake and braided lines on, this morning I tuned the ignition and this afternoon I synced the carbs. After that I took the bike for a spin.
Everything seems well, until I roll, clutch in, towards a traffic light and I feel a rhythmic tick/knock. Acutally, a big one and a tiny one quite close to one another. It reduces speed with me and the bike reducing speed, which I think rules out the engine bit, since I had the clutch in and engine idling.
My first thoughts:
1. Square tire (after standing for 1,5 years not riding. It moved location once, which would explain the two knocks instead of one).
2. Wheel bearing
3. Swingarm bearing: some guy from a shop once told me he didn't dare drive faster than 80 km/h on my bike since he thought it had a problem with the swingarm. I put it off as a "doesn't know how an old bike feels like" kinda thing. Neighbour (owner of a GS850) didn't notice anything like that. Never had any problem with that as far as I know.
What would you guys think?
Things done to the bike since last serious riding:
- Carbs cleaned, tuned and synced.
- Airbox cleaned and foam re-oiled.
- New front fork springs
- Brake calipers rebuild
- New tires (went on just before it broke down on me)
- New 4-1 exhaust.
- Ingition and valve shims checked and tuned.
Drummert
After standing still for about 1,5 years, I finally got the bike kinda sorted out again, good enough to drive it. This week I was able to finally put the brake and braided lines on, this morning I tuned the ignition and this afternoon I synced the carbs. After that I took the bike for a spin.
Everything seems well, until I roll, clutch in, towards a traffic light and I feel a rhythmic tick/knock. Acutally, a big one and a tiny one quite close to one another. It reduces speed with me and the bike reducing speed, which I think rules out the engine bit, since I had the clutch in and engine idling.
My first thoughts:
1. Square tire (after standing for 1,5 years not riding. It moved location once, which would explain the two knocks instead of one).
2. Wheel bearing
3. Swingarm bearing: some guy from a shop once told me he didn't dare drive faster than 80 km/h on my bike since he thought it had a problem with the swingarm. I put it off as a "doesn't know how an old bike feels like" kinda thing. Neighbour (owner of a GS850) didn't notice anything like that. Never had any problem with that as far as I know.
What would you guys think?
Things done to the bike since last serious riding:
- Carbs cleaned, tuned and synced.
- Airbox cleaned and foam re-oiled.
- New front fork springs
- Brake calipers rebuild
- New tires (went on just before it broke down on me)
- New 4-1 exhaust.
- Ingition and valve shims checked and tuned.
Drummert
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