October 31st, 2013, 10:09 AM | #1 |
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whining sound
hi guys I am pretty new to the ninja 250 scene so forgive my ignorance but I have a 2008 with 14,000 miles I don't know if anybody has ever heard on electric motorcycle before some guy had one at the track,
but I noticed my bike kind of makes that whining sound that increases and decreases with engine rpm only when moving not at idle is this a sound that is inherently characteristic of this motorcycle is this a tip off is that something might possibly need attention, possibly the valve clearance thank you very much Mike handler |
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October 31st, 2013, 10:20 AM | #2 |
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I think the whining your describing is heard in the vid below @39 secs right?
Link to original page on YouTube.
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October 31st, 2013, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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My old helmet made an almost exact replica of the speedo cable whine at about 50 mph if I tilt my head just right...
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October 31st, 2013, 10:58 AM | #5 | |
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Quote:
Does it sound like the bike in this video? If it does, it's a normal noise. |
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October 31st, 2013, 04:19 PM | #6 |
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ok yes
In both videos it sounds exactly like that, ok wow, I actually like the sound & it seems inherent, the bike runs great motor wise.
Thank you everyone I appreciate the feedback. |
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October 31st, 2013, 07:02 PM | #7 |
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chain
Alex I ordered a New chain & sprockets from volar, their hh brakes are good, this one has 14,000 miles O rings falling off when I spin it, it gets real tight then real loose. Iam certain this adds to the noise as well.
I am getting it ready for the track next spring at njmp, I had previously ridden pre gen 250 & ninja 500. There are a good hand full of new gen 250s and 300s so Iam fixing one thing at a time. |
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November 3rd, 2013, 08:28 PM | #8 |
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If you haven't put the volar chain on yet, return it. It's crap. (search for "volar" on this site for a number of threads where people had issues with them). Decent chains are still inexpensive enough that it's not worth skimping on them.
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November 3rd, 2013, 08:58 PM | #9 |
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ok thanks alex
I appreciate the help.
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