Not a real one, it's a chirping sound that I hear with acceleration. I have had this checked out in the past, they find nothing, and the bike otherwise is OK. It first appeared after rain. It had gotten more subtle, but today it poured just as I exited work. I waited it out, then rode home in light sprinkles, but darn that bird was chirping away with the roll of the throttle. When I let go, it stops.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks,

Gerry

Could be an arthritic sparrow trapped in your airbox.  When it gets damp his arthritis kicks in and he chirps.

Dampness/humidty would also affect the drive belt.

When you are riding the bike, from which side of the bike does it seem like the bird is chirping from?

I think it is more forward than rear of the bike.

Which side? Hard to say, really, I'll pay more attention to that.

I think the bird sings with the motor speed. When I rolled on throttle, I hear it. Off, quiet. Didn't matter if I was in 2nd or 3rd. It is less audible at higher speeds/gears because of other road, wind, engine noise.

I don't do wrenching, but it was interesting to see how to check it.

Gerry

I had a "bird" in the rear of my bike, it chirped all the time, hubby put new bolts in license plate holder, bird expired. Here in Texas license plate holder also holds inspection sticker and it was vibrating all the time. Don't know if that will help but thought I'd pass it on.

Hi Gerry! How're things? Hope all is well with you and your new V-Star ... enjoying it?
Sounds like the exact thing I hear from time to time with my LS ... read a few posts last year on the Heise Savage Forum which adressed this ... could be the speedometer housing and/or speedo cable vibrating causing a high pitched "chirping" that sounds like it's from forward on the Bike ... and seems to increase in frequency when throttle is rolled on, but disappears at idle. Don't know how accurate this is ... as I said I hear the "chirping" from time to time ... hasn't been a problem (so far) and I don't let it bother me ...
Find out anything more, let us know.

My chirp just started to get louder...it's been there sporadically since I got the bike but not enough to even be annoying.  Recently it got loud enough to find it...yep, it's the speedo housing...when the chirping gets "loud" I can put my hand on the speedo and it stops.  There's a thread somewhere on here that discusses how to fix this problem.  It's still not bad enough that I'm going to worry with it until I have the tank off the bike...then I'll try to fix it.

Tom

Chench53 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:06:


I have more than an idea....I know what it is and it about had me in a panic when I first heard it too.

Just as Red2k1 stated, it IS the drive belt.  They chirp when they are wet AND the belt is too tight.

Take it from me...I have no belt guards so when it rains my belt gets wet.  So loosen up your belt to about the max. position on the gage (or use the 90 degree method) and see what happens in the next rain....it really is just a funny little quirk about a tight belt and rain.  

Sorry to say, but you really don't have birds in your air box