weird noise from gas tank???

mz_twee · April 3rd, 2012, 11:46 PM

just bought the bike from this chick yesterday...wasnt making noises but today i was hearing some weird noise when i was in the garage. so i followed the sound n its from the bike...like the gas tank? it was like a low but not as loud honk mixed with buzzing? kinda hard to explain in words but every 2-3 mins it would do that near/in the gas tank? what can that sound be from?

bkh2 · April 3rd, 2012, 11:58 PM

If it sounds like a long beep, it could be that the pressure in the tank just needs to be released. It happens on my bike as well. All you have to do is pop the gas cap open and close it. This allows the pressure to equalize and it should stop the noise.

Another thing I could think of would be the fan on the radiator. Sometimes it stays on even after the bike is off just to cool it down a little.

mz_twee · April 4th, 2012, 12:08 AM

cant be the fan...came straight from the gas tank...funny cuz thats what my guy said too n i thought he was retarded but i aint never thought gas venting sounds like a weird dying alarm beep? cuz cars give more of a "venting" sound when u open it to pump gas but we did open it n its still the same...weird...but i just checked around older posts n i guess the 250s do that n its normal...

Pudge Ate Me · April 4th, 2012, 12:15 AM

I know what noise you are talking about, I have my bike parked in the garage beside our lawn mower and I swore it was always the mower. I noticed that it is in fact 100% for sure coming from the bike and I have no idea what the noise is either. Not to be funny but it's like a muffled fart with a squeaky beep. Not beeping just one beep followed by the muffled fart its a 4 to 5 second long sound.

CynicalC · April 4th, 2012, 12:45 AM

Alex · April 4th, 2012, 12:49 AM

http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/Tank_whistling

CynicalC · April 4th, 2012, 12:50 AM

Whatever you do, don't google "ninja 250 tank whistle" because you'll only get 268,000 results which aren't helpful at all.

CynicalC · April 4th, 2012, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/Tank_whistling

Are you joining the late night crew?

Alex · April 4th, 2012, 12:54 AM

Late night kiddie feeding. Off to bed...

Trailerboy531 · April 4th, 2012, 12:56 AM

The mod is asleep?

QUICK, CAUSE MAYHEM!!!

mz_twee · April 4th, 2012, 01:12 AM

yea im new...i never sleep actually...minds constantly awake but bodys physically dead...wanted a bike last summer n found a dealer that had a used 08 red one so i sat on what was supposedly "lowered" n dam...im dangling...my feet dangles at any type of seat lol...so i gave up till this summer started again...sat on one stock 09 n my feets only like 2 inches off...wdf is that? so i had more confidence this time around n bought it...still need lowering kit

Alex · April 4th, 2012, 01:13 AM

mz_twee · April 4th, 2012, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudge Ate Me

I know what noise you are talking about, I have my bike parked in the garage beside our lawn mower and I swore it was always the mower. I noticed that it is in fact 100% for sure coming from the bike and I have no idea what the noise is either. Not to be funny but it's like a muffled fart with a squeaky beep. Not beeping just one beep followed by the muffled fart its a 4 to 5 second long sound.

i dont know about that muffled fart afterwards haha...urs is just unique there buddy

...mines just one weird beep n every 2-3 mins again...same sound...at 1st i thought i was hearing sh1t due to lack of sleep...but no...its the bike

mz_twee · April 4th, 2012, 01:19 AM

r u like the big bossman mr alex? ur always everywhere i go...like in every post i read so far...u in cali so 2 hr diff...wonder if u could really stay up like me til 6-7am

Trailerboy531 · April 4th, 2012, 01:21 AM

Alex is the big bossman yes. Commonly referred to as the moderator, or Jesus.

akima · April 4th, 2012, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CynicalC

I've got tears in my eyes from that!

I think these noises are really cute! The ninjette has personality. Mine was making ee-or donkey noises today: it did it the moment I put my hand on the bike. I guess I scared it!

akima · April 4th, 2012, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Alex is the big bossman yes. Commonly referred to as the moderator, or Jesus.

Link to original page on YouTube.
Alex?

alex.s · April 4th, 2012, 02:09 PM

Bikez gunna esplode!

massacremasses · April 4th, 2012, 04:03 PM

How I fixed mine was i changed the blinker fluid, then a replaced the thermal coupler wiring, and used 97 octane gas with the turbo charger modulator. Then I rode around naked and it seemed to go away.

squaregamer476 · April 4th, 2012, 04:13 PM

My bike does that also. I havent had any issues with it. I have gotten used to it really.

mz_twee · April 4th, 2012, 09:24 PM

interesting sh1t...so far mines beep, mr pudge ate meeh farts, akima makes donkey noises, n mr massacremasses rides around naked...HAHAHAHAHA...yea y dont i just ride around naked with my bike with all that sound trailing me...hopefully that makes it go away...lol...whats with the perv looking posters anyways? they look like child molesters...creep me the f**k out...

squaregamer476 · April 4th, 2012, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mz_twee

interesting sh1t...so far mines beep, mr pudge ate meeh farts, akima makes donkey noises, n mr massacremasses rides around naked...HAHAHAHAHA...yea y dont i just ride around naked with my bike with all that sound trailing me...hopefully that makes it go away...lol...whats with the perv looking posters anyways? they look like child molesters...creep me the f**k out...

they probably get the posters from an iphone app. Something close to it is 1loop.com.
Have you been able to solve the whistling prob?

CynicalC · April 4th, 2012, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squaregamer476

they probably get the posters from an iphone app. Something close to it is 1loop.com.
Have you been able to solve the whistling prob?

akima · April 5th, 2012, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

bikez gunna esplode!
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Fixed!

@mz_twee: Just incase it isn't obvious from this nonsensical thread: it sounds like your bike is absolutely fine. It seems lots of ninjettes have this noise which emanates from the gas tank. It seems to be due to pressure release and is often triggered by change in the ambient temperature.

massacremasses · April 5th, 2012, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mz_twee

interesting sh1t...so far mines beep, mr pudge ate meeh farts, akima makes donkey noises, n mr massacremasses rides around naked...HAHAHAHAHA...yea y dont i just ride around naked with my bike with all that sound trailing me...hopefully that makes it go away...lol...whats with the perv looking posters anyways? they look like child molesters...creep me the f**k out...

Quote:

Originally Posted by squaregamer476

they probably get the posters from an iphone app. Something close to it is 1loop.com.
Have you been able to solve the whistling prob?

CZroe · April 5th, 2012, 07:42 AM

It's the vapor concentrator fume flashpoint alarm. If it doesn't sound like a shrill beep yet, the alarm isn't fully active and it's not going to explode right away, but I wouldn't ride it or put it in a garage until I have the vapor reservoir exchanged or reloaded with more flame retardant. It's never supposed to get that bad. The alarm is only a worst-case scenario fall-back in case you are riding it when it gets to that point. You are very lucky. Another mile and you could have gone "BOOM!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by akima

Link to original page on YouTube.
Alex?

Fave movie. Love the Coen Bros.

I have The Dude's rug as my mouse pad.

Sigma.40 · April 5th, 2012, 08:50 AM

I bought my bike in the winter and kept it inside my living room. When I first wheeled it around back to bring it in, I heard the noise and had to put the kickstand down 'cause I thought I ran over a cat.

-EDIT- I agree with Akima in that I think the noises give it personality. When I first started keeping it outside on my patio, I heard it more (temp change) and actually felt bad for it since it sounded like it was crying. Even my wife wanted to bring it back in.

akima · April 5th, 2012, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigma.40

When I first started keeping it outside on my patio, I heard it more (temp change) and actually felt bad for it since it sounded like it was crying.

I've thought that before too! The day I crashed, my ninjette wouldn't start. I called out a mechanic and when he got there he told me off for calling my bike a "she". He said it should be an "it". Only a second later the bike started "crying"! I gave him a told-you-so look

250rr · April 5th, 2012, 11:26 AM

Mine only moans when I straddle it.

mz_twee · April 5th, 2012, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squaregamer476

they probably get the posters from an iphone app. Something close to it is 1loop.com.
Have you been able to solve the whistling prob?

im too broke to afford a iphone...i believe its a phase just like that gaya$$ razor...waste of $$$...every yr they bring a new one out...well no my bikes in its remodeling phase...ill get to it one day just thought it was weird cuz it didnt do that till i brought it back to my place...bought off a chick who side swipe the whole left side...its sitting in the garage beeping its a$$ off...must be a she kuz that b1tch wont sdfu lol...

mz_twee · April 5th, 2012, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

It's the vapor concentrator fume flashpoint alarm. If it doesn't sound like a shrill beep yet, the alarm isn't fully active and it's not going to explode right away, but I wouldn't ride it or put it in a garage until I have the vapor reservoir exchanged or reloaded with more flame retardant. It's never supposed to get that bad. The alarm is only a worst-case scenario fall-back in case you are riding it when it gets to that point. You are very lucky. Another mile and you could have gone "BOOM!"

Fave movie. Love the Coen Bros.

I have The Dude's rug as my mouse pad.

hey u....im new so dont scare the bajeebus outta me....explode my a$$...i understand its ur fave movie but dam...a mouse pad? HA

CZroe · April 5th, 2012, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mz_twee

hey u....im new so dont scare the bajeebus outta me....explode my a$$...

Sorry. I couldn't resist.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mz_twee

i understand its ur fave movie but dam...a mouse pad? HA

Oh ya. You betcha (said like Marge Gunderson from "Fargo," another excellent Coen Bros movie

).

massacremasses · April 5th, 2012, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mz_twee

im too broke to afford a iphone...i believe its a phase just like that gaya$$ razor...waste of $$$...every yr they bring a new one out...well no my bikes in its remodeling phase...ill get to it one day just thought it was weird cuz it didnt do that till i brought it back to my place...bought off a chick who side swipe the whole left side...its sitting in the garage beeping its a$$ off...must be a she kuz that b1tch wont sdfu lol...

I only understood about half of that.....

Sigma.40 · April 5th, 2012, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massacremasses

I only understood about half of that.....

^+1^ People have a full QWERTY keyboard and still refuse to write in full complete sentences. #1 most irritating thing about forums.

CZroe · April 5th, 2012, 02:40 PM

Lay off her guys. I've rolled my eyes at almost every member's writing skills at one point or another.

alex.s · April 5th, 2012, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigma.40

^+1^ People have a full QWERTY keyboard and still refuse to *write* in full complete sentences. #1 most irritating thing about forums.

fixt that for ya

CynicalC · April 5th, 2012, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

Sorry. I couldn't resist.

Oh ya. You betcha (said like Marge Gunderson from "Fargo," another excellent Coen Bros movie

).

That rug really ties the screen together, man.

drac · April 5th, 2012, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 250rr

Mine only moans when I straddle it.

Three words for ya'.................Weight Watchers..

massacremasses · April 5th, 2012, 04:16 PM

Im sorry I cant take people who really write like that seriously... I guess Im a dick. I dont expect people to use proper punctuation, **** I dont most of the time. But when you write where I have to work to understand what the **** you are saying, well, thats just absurd.

and @CZroe everyone was a dick to a dude who wrote like this and I did not see you speak up... Perhaps her sex has something to do with it? Im not a sexist, Im a jerk to everyone equally...

OP write normal, or you will get blasted, plain and simple.

Quote:

Originally Posted by drac

Three words for ya'.................Weight Watchers..

uhhh that's two?

Sigma.40 · April 5th, 2012, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

fixt that for ya

Wow, can't believe I did that

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April 3rd, 2012, 11:46 PM	#1
mz_twee ninjette.org member Name: twee Location: da chi Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 black 250 Posts: 78	weird noise from gas tank??? just bought the bike from this chick yesterday...wasnt making noises but today i was hearing some weird noise when i was in the garage. so i followed the sound n its from the bike...like the gas tank? it was like a low but not as loud honk mixed with buzzing? kinda hard to explain in words but every 2-3 mins it would do that near/in the gas tank? what can that sound be from?

April 3rd, 2012, 11:58 PM	#2
bkh2 ninjette.org guru Name: Ben Location: R'lyeh Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 GSXR 750; 1983 CB750SC Posts: 277	If it sounds like a long beep, it could be that the pressure in the tank just needs to be released. It happens on my bike as well. All you have to do is pop the gas cap open and close it. This allows the pressure to equalize and it should stop the noise. Another thing I could think of would be the fan on the radiator. Sometimes it stays on even after the bike is off just to cool it down a little.

April 4th, 2012, 12:08 AM	#3
mz_twee ninjette.org member Name: twee Location: da chi Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 black 250 Posts: 78	cant be the fan...came straight from the gas tank...funny cuz thats what my guy said too n i thought he was retarded but i aint never thought gas venting sounds like a weird dying alarm beep? cuz cars give more of a "venting" sound when u open it to pump gas but we did open it n its still the same...weird...but i just checked around older posts n i guess the 250s do that n its normal...

April 4th, 2012, 12:15 AM	#4
Pudge Ate Me 2012 Ninja 250R Green Name: Ryan Location: North Carolina Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250R Green Posts: 76	I know what noise you are talking about, I have my bike parked in the garage beside our lawn mower and I swore it was always the mower. I noticed that it is in fact 100% for sure coming from the bike and I have no idea what the noise is either. Not to be funny but it's like a muffled fart with a squeaky beep. Not beeping just one beep followed by the muffled fart its a 4 to 5 second long sound.

April 4th, 2012, 12:56 AM	#10
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	The mod is asleep? QUICK, CAUSE MAYHEM!!!

April 4th, 2012, 01:12 AM	#11
mz_twee ninjette.org member Name: twee Location: da chi Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 black 250 Posts: 78	yea im new...i never sleep actually...minds constantly awake but bodys physically dead...wanted a bike last summer n found a dealer that had a used 08 red one so i sat on what was supposedly "lowered" n dam...im dangling...my feet dangles at any type of seat lol...so i gave up till this summer started again...sat on one stock 09 n my feets only like 2 inches off...wdf is that? so i had more confidence this time around n bought it...still need lowering kit

April 4th, 2012, 01:19 AM	#14
mz_twee ninjette.org member Name: twee Location: da chi Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 black 250 Posts: 78	r u like the big bossman mr alex? ur always everywhere i go...like in every post i read so far...u in cali so 2 hr diff...wonder if u could really stay up like me til 6-7am

April 4th, 2012, 01:21 AM	#15
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April 4th, 2012, 04:13 PM	#20
squaregamer476 learning stages Name: M Location: ummmm Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): black 09 kawasaki ninja 250 Posts: 284	My bike does that also. I havent had any issues with it. I have gotten used to it really.

April 4th, 2012, 09:24 PM	#21
mz_twee ninjette.org member Name: twee Location: da chi Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 black 250 Posts: 78	interesting sh1t...so far mines beep, mr pudge ate meeh farts, akima makes donkey noises, n mr massacremasses rides around naked...HAHAHAHAHA...yea y dont i just ride around naked with my bike with all that sound trailing me...hopefully that makes it go away...lol...whats with the perv looking posters anyways? they look like child molesters...creep me the f**k out...

April 5th, 2012, 08:50 AM	#27
Sigma.40 ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Traverse City, Michigan Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 "1000cc" ZX9R Posts: 194	I bought my bike in the winter and kept it inside my living room. When I first wheeled it around back to bring it in, I heard the noise and had to put the kickstand down 'cause I thought I ran over a cat. -EDIT- I agree with Akima in that I think the noises give it personality. When I first started keeping it outside on my patio, I heard it more (temp change) and actually felt bad for it since it sounded like it was crying. Even my wife wanted to bring it back in.

April 5th, 2012, 11:26 AM	#29
250rr ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Mark Location: Portland Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): Cheap Italian Suit. Otherwise known as Dew Kitty Posts: A lot.	Mine only moans when I straddle it.

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