I have 2011 900 seems to have a whine on gear box still runs ok cruises nicely at 70\80 gear change ok oil clear of any debris and chain adjusted to correct tension is the gear box noise common ? just rode down from Inverness to Newcastle on tyne today and as I say it ran fine its a great bike for comfort
Gearbox Whine
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nojohntitan
, Oct 16 2018 06:47 pm
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#1
nojohntitan
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Posted 16 October 2018 - 06:47 pm
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Posted 16 October 2018 - 07:43 pm
As long as you have the chain at 50/60 mm (just about able to push it up to the swing arm) and the chain and sprockets are ok then you should be fine. Never known a 900 gearbox to go. My bike does seem very noisy when I forget my earplugs! An oil and filter change may help if you haven’t done one recently. Jaso Ma semi synthetic.
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Posted 17 October 2018 - 02:38 pm
Is it cold clutch whine?
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Posted 17 October 2018 - 08:37 pm
no its its a constant noise through all gears but does not seem to be getting worse did an oil/filter change about 400 mls ago if I pull clutch and free wheel engine running it stops let clutch go and its back!
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Posted 19 October 2018 - 01:44 pm
Did you check that the chain has 50-60mm slack? The TDM chain is way slacker than a lot of other bikes.
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Posted 19 October 2018 - 05:31 pm
yes have set chain to correct slack
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Posted 19 October 2018 - 06:30 pm
How old are your chain and sprockets?
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Posted 19 October 2018 - 07:56 pm
Mine sounds like this, actually the whine is more noticeable than in the video
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Posted 20 October 2018 - 07:35 pm
I don't hear a whine from mine, although I do have ear plugs when ride. What about a wheel bearing? Is the back wheel out of alignment?
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Posted 20 October 2018 - 08:06 pm
chain /sprockets new about 1000 miles ago and did check of wheel bearings when changing them as routine fine maybe I am worrying tomuch as I said bike performing well
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Posted 22 October 2018 - 09:47 am
Mine whines a bit, particularly in 3rd gear. I think they get a bit noisy with higher mileage.
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