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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MECHANICAL & TECHNICAL => Topic started by: Barbarian on July 03, 2007, 05:04:08 PM

Title: Front end rattle
Post by: Barbarian on July 03, 2007, 05:04:08 PM: I was riding around the city today (sans earplugs) and I could hear a rattle coming from the front end. It was quiet, which means I wouldn't have heard it at speed. Sounded like a rock was stuck in my radiator, but I couldn't find anything.

Does anyone have a better explanation?
Title: Front end rattle
Post by: solman on July 13, 2007, 11:10:39 PM: I seem to have a similar problem. But mine only hits in the buzz zone on my rpm's. I think it is my right turn signal. I got it stop once, maybe it came back.
Title: Front end rattle
Post by: H2RICK on July 14, 2007, 12:16:17 PM: I had an ugly "buzzing" noise (rather than a "rattle", as such) in my front fairing area too. Turns out it was a missing plastic push-in "rivet" (yes, that's what the parts book calls it) that holds on the filler panel that fits under the front of the fairing below the headlight. I didn't find the problem until I actually laid on my back and shone a trouble light up on the panel. Who knows how the heck that fell out ?? Maybe not installed correctly at the factory ?? Regardless, a new one was only C$2.00 or so.....and problem solved.
Title: Front end rattle
Post by: Carl_T on August 01, 2007, 06:37:37 PM: I had a rattle and some backfiring. Turned out bolts backed out of the header clamp on a cylinder and it was rattling around on the exhaust pipe.
Title: rattling
Post by: Snubnose on August 15, 2007, 10:11:37 PM: Just had a case of the rattles recently. In fact , it came back after 3 years of me thinking it was fixed. coming form the front end/fairing area, only noticable in high rev range at low speeds, between 4 and 7 thou rpm.

Underneath the front black part of the fairing at the bottom (nose area) is a male plastic end that goes to a female grommet. My rubber grommet (meant to be inside) was missing when i got the bike new, fixed it with black foam tape around the (male part), the tape had shifted and was now allowing plastic to rattle against plastic. Picked up a toyota rubber grommet from the window handle section from crappy tire ($3) popped it in, fixed...check this area on your bike, you'll have to remove the mirrors as if you were about to remove the windscreen.
Title: Front end rattle
Post by: solman on August 15, 2007, 10:57:02 PM: I have the naked version, so any fairing answers goes out the door for me. I am going to look around tonight to see if I can find anything on mine.