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Blinky-FSO

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A Chirp I Don't Like
09/19/12 at 16:40:28

I parked the bike in the garage Friday night after my 1900 mile road trip and did not even look at it until today. I topped up the oil (a few ounces), checked the tire pressure, and then headed down to the gas station for a fill-up. Unlike the road trip, I did not put in my ear plugs.

There is a audible chirp when on the throttle that varies with engine rpm, not the actual speed of the bike. I do not hear it when off the throttle but it may be there. At idle with my ear next to the head all I hear is what I consider to be the normal mechancial background sounds.

Time to check the cam chain? Anything else to look for? The bile is an 07 with 8100 miles. I looked up the clutch cover gasket and see two part numbers. Off the top of your head does anyone know which one I need for the 07?

Thanks in advance and good hunting

2007 S40 (Sold)
2007 C50 (Sold)
1992 Honda GL1500
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #1 - 09/19/12 at 17:30:37 It is probably belt chirp. There are threads on here on how to align the rear wheel, but I can't find them. Does it do it in neutral, or stopped? Found it: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1260147857/0
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #2 - 09/19/12 at 17:57:08 100% belt....
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #3 - 09/19/12 at 19:25:15 If the belt is not causing this noise, it could be an exhaust chirp.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #4 - 09/20/12 at 06:06:41 Belt ! I used to call it a squeak, but now its a chirp; And its kinda like the backfire,......about the time you think you fixed it, it will be back, If you want to tell for sure,.....spray the belt w/ sillycone or WD. If it quits chirping for 2.5 miles, you found it !
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Re: A Chirp I Don't Like
Reply #5 - 09/22/12 at 15:12:51

Not the belt guys. It is a chirp from the muffler. I guess something has come adrift in there. I was having trouble thinking it was the belt since it increased in frequency with engine rpms and not the actual speed of the bike.

I put a mechanics stethoscope on the top of the head and down low and heard what I consider normal cam chain sounds so i don't think I will bust it open for a look quite yet (8100 miles).

Thanks for the input and good hunting

2007 S40 (Sold)
2007 C50 (Sold)
1992 Honda GL1500
2014 Honda CTX700N

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #6 - 09/22/12 at 18:17:21 Serowbot wrote on 09/19/12 at 17:57:08: 100% belt.... 100%,.. Wrong... ... ...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #7 - 09/22/12 at 21:38:27 Hey, if youre goin, go BIG!
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Santa Cruise YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #8 - 10/16/12 at 17:20:43 Did you figure out what the chirp is? I ask because I experienced the same thing after a 700 mile trip. In my case it is definitely from the exhaust when the engine is started cold. It seems to go away after it warms up. Just curious.
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #9 - 10/16/12 at 18:39:22 S.C. No, I never figured out what it is. It is still there at idle when I start it up but goes away when I put in my ear plugs. My best guess is an internal component in the muffler is loose. I will just let it be for now. Good hunting
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TobyJug YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 29 Kamloops, BC, Canada Gender:	Re: A Chirp I Don't Like Reply #10 - 10/16/12 at 18:52:38 Wouldn't belt 'chirp' vary with road speed and not engine speed?
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