What up All
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I am experiencing an interesting, and totally annoying, situation with my 00’ 929.
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I hope someone can help before I get rid of… what everyone insists so far, is a great bike (I am an ex-VFR pilot… wanted a bit more sport than touring).
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Anyway… here is the setup:
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Right between 5K and 5.5K RPM I hear a very loud… “rattle, resonance” type of noise… before about 4.9K and after about 5.6K it sounds fine. Sounds like a cam-chain or its tensioner (my first 4-stroke street bike was a CB550 back in the day… all you heard was Kerker exhaust and cam chain noises!).
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As you all know this is pretty much the cruising RPM for this bike… where most of us street riders spend their time (around 72-72MPH on freeway).
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I found the following article… http://fireblades.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7250, it does not seem to apply to my setup though… unless I am looking at it all wrong. I attached a photo of the bike… you can see the neck and type of dampner.
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The Honda dealer (Concord Motorsports, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Concord</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1lace>) said it made the sound with the gas tank off as well. I did not see this myself… I pretty much trust them as they are usually cool, solid and did not charge me anyways (they claimed almost 3.0 hours).
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The tech himself said the engine is fine, strong and good compression… he would just ride the bike; he thinks it might be a simple resonance coming from some odd combination of things and harmless.
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I am going to take it for a second opinion before I do anything further (like get that PCIII right away to smooth out that jerky throttle; and a nice paint job!)… I was hoping this post might get a solution, or at least some good feedback, too. Thanks in advance .ORG members.
Please forgive if this is the wrong area to post this issue.
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Take care all. -J-
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
fficeffice" /><o></o>I am experiencing an interesting, and totally annoying, situation with my 00’ 929.
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></o>I hope someone can help before I get rid of… what everyone insists so far, is a great bike (I am an ex-VFR pilot… wanted a bit more sport than touring).
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></o>Anyway… here is the setup:
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></o>- 13.8 miles now, second owner and I put around 1500 miles on it so far.
- Two-Bros Carbon Slip-On.
- Scotts steering-dampner.
- New set of Sportec M1s
- I have the bar end-weights on now; I just noticed the photo does not have them.
- Rest of bike is stock.
></o>Right between 5K and 5.5K RPM I hear a very loud… “rattle, resonance” type of noise… before about 4.9K and after about 5.6K it sounds fine. Sounds like a cam-chain or its tensioner (my first 4-stroke street bike was a CB550 back in the day… all you heard was Kerker exhaust and cam chain noises!).
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></o>As you all know this is pretty much the cruising RPM for this bike… where most of us street riders spend their time (around 72-72MPH on freeway).
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></o>I found the following article… http://fireblades.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7250, it does not seem to apply to my setup though… unless I am looking at it all wrong. I attached a photo of the bike… you can see the neck and type of dampner.
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></o>The Honda dealer (Concord Motorsports, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
ffice:smarttags" /><st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Concord</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1lace>) said it made the sound with the gas tank off as well. I did not see this myself… I pretty much trust them as they are usually cool, solid and did not charge me anyways (they claimed almost 3.0 hours).<o
></o>The tech himself said the engine is fine, strong and good compression… he would just ride the bike; he thinks it might be a simple resonance coming from some odd combination of things and harmless.
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></o>I am going to take it for a second opinion before I do anything further (like get that PCIII right away to smooth out that jerky throttle; and a nice paint job!)… I was hoping this post might get a solution, or at least some good feedback, too. Thanks in advance .ORG members.
Please forgive if this is the wrong area to post this issue.
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></o>Take care all. -J-
