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Message started by stewmills on 10/04/12 at 20:26:49

Title: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by stewmills on 10/04/12 at 20:26:49

So, I had this mysterious rattle on the right side kinda in the vicinity of the shock and muffler, and thought maybe it was the license plate. I tinkered and tightened up the plate and made sure the muffler bolts were tight as well. Everything was, but I still heard this little annoying rattle. (Note: my definition of annoying is probably overkill, but it was enough to challenge me to find it) I finally found what I think it was, which was the helmet lock. No, the screws weren't loose, but the mechanism has a wee little bit of play even when closed.

So what did I do you ask...? Good question. I just got a little piece of electrical tape and wrapped it around the lock and no more rattle. Sure, I could just take the whole thing off because I don't use it due to saddle bags, but then it would be lost forever in my garage.

Anyone else had this issue, or do I just lay awake at night wondering about things that are probably a result of undiagnosed ADD?

:P

Title: Re: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by SALB on 10/04/12 at 21:28:38

If I tried to isolate ever single rattle on my bike, I'd loose what's left of my sanity, and my bike would loose its "character" :o

Title: Re: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by Cavi Mike on 10/04/12 at 21:38:31

If you can hear that rattling, your bike is definitely far too quiet.

Title: Re: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by stewmills on 10/04/12 at 22:12:51

2103140B2F0B0907620 wrote:

If you can hear that rattling, your bike is definitely far too quiet.

Yeah, now that I have that solved I can move on to finding out which blinker is blinking louder than the other one...

Title: Re: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by LouSiana on 10/05/12 at 01:07:49

5A5D4C5E444045455A290 wrote:

Yeah, now that I have that solved I can move on to finding out which blinker is blinking louder than the other one...

Whatever medics you take, take less :D

Title: Re: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by Cavi Mike on 10/05/12 at 01:17:07

313627352F2B2E2E31420 wrote:

[quote author=2103140B2F0B0907620 link=1349407610/0#2 date=1349411911]If you can hear that rattling, your bike is definitely far too quiet.

Yeah, now that I have that solved I can move on to finding out which blinker is blinking louder than the other one...[/quote]

What's even funnier about that is the blinker is electronic - it doesn't make any noise! hahaha

Title: Re: Mysterious Rattle on the Right Side
Post by raydawg on 10/05/12 at 03:31:13

Have you checked your petcock? Maybe if you ran T7 through it......just a thought you unnerstand.