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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: "Metallic" noise Reply #15 - 11/15/11 at 08:38:09 Routy wrote on 11/15/11 at 07:43:14: I'll give that a try,......or put it on wife's grocery list. Mite be a while tho,....kinda cold at 40-50, and I'm becoming a real woosie to the cold. Takes good clothes. Layers & layers of good stuff.
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Re: "Metallic" noise
Reply #16 - 11/15/11 at 11:10:10

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/15/11 at 08:38:09:

Routy wrote on 11/15/11 at 07:43:14:

I'll give that a try,......or put it on wife's grocery list. Mite be a while tho,....kinda cold at 40-50, and I'm becoming a real woosie to the cold.

Takes good clothes. Layers & layers of good stuff.

And a little more youth wouldn't hurt anything either !

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Reply #17 - 11/15/11 at 11:14:51

To test to see if the noise is from the belt,.. you can put just about anything on it... Oil, chain wax, baby powder, boogers,... Then listen to see if the noise changes...
... but anything you put on it, to fix the noise, will only fix it 'till it wears off...

To stop the noise,... the only way I could do it, was to bevel the belt sides with an angle grinder....
Grrr!.... Grin

... It works though...

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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12671 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: "Metallic" noise Reply #18 - 11/15/11 at 11:21:49 +1 on the bevel grinder Just grind the teeth tips and stop grinding when you get to the base of the tooth -- degree should be a shallow 5-7 degree angle. Once you do this, there is only an occasional post rain squeak out of the modded belt.
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Blvd1960 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25 SE CA Desert Gender:	Re: "Metallic" noise Reply #19 - 11/15/11 at 12:15:32 verslagen1 wrote on 11/14/11 at 17:48:29: Re-torque the drive nut don't just check to see if it's tight. OK, I cehcked the thread on drive pulley coming apart! I think it's a 30 mm wrench and the torque needed is 73.7 to 95.8 ft-lbs. Have to borrow some tools, though. Thanks, V1
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: "Metallic" noise Reply #20 - 11/15/11 at 12:24:34 32mm...
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Blvd1960 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25 SE CA Desert Gender:	Re: "Metallic" noise Reply #21 - 11/15/11 at 16:26:05 Thank you all for the input, now I have a good list of possible noise sources for my saturday morning project. I'll be back with my findings...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: "Metallic" noise Reply #22 - 11/15/11 at 19:17:35 You could drain the oil & run a magnet thru it & see if youre getting metal shavings.
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Re: "Metallic" noise
Reply #23 - 11/20/11 at 23:17:45

Update on the hunt for the new noise:

I took the drive pulley cover and checked for signs of rubbing or touching the belt cover, did not find anything but anyway placed strips of duct tape on the overlap places.

Couldn't get a 32 mm socket so I took the bike to the shop that services my wife's Mazda and torqued the nut with a pneumatic impact; it only tightened about 1/8" so he bent the washer again. On the ride back home didn't notice changes on the noise.

Checked license plate holder and tried to tighten but everything was OK, noticed that the bottom of the plate sometimes rubs the tire (I have to lose some weight!) I'll check on how to adjust shock absorbers. Also checked blinkers and fender side covers, all is well there.

Checked on muffler noise when accelerating (on neutral) and at different rpm's couldn't find a difference to tell that is damaged.

Tried to check tightness of drive belt by turning the bottom to 90 deg. with my fingers, and didn't get to 90. Did spray some water on the belt and went for a test ride and noticed much of the noise quieted! I will look on the different tips on belt dressings (wax, etc.) Now I think most of the noises are belt related.

I still have to check the alignment of the rear wheel and more into the tightness of the belt. Anyway, as Oldfeller says, it doesn't seem to be a serious problem so I'll keep on riding!

Sorry for the long post, but since I got so many good tips to check I wanted to make sure I got all covered. (Never before had a belt driven MC)

Thank you all for your help!!!

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