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There's a new, intermittent sound coming from my right side cover. It's somewhere in between a whir and the marbles-in-can that the starter clutch can create. I'm trying to pin down when/what makes it occur but it's difficult. So far what I can tell from the order of starting up the bike:
I start up the bike in neutral. The bike makes the sound in neutral. When I pull the clutch it slowly goes away. When I shift into gear--- clutch lever pulled in--- it goes away immediately. However, I can hear the sound intermittently when I ride, mostly at low speed as I'm coming to a stoplight or something. As I downshift on my way to the stop, the sound frequency seems to correspond to my engine speed.
When my bike sat this winter the clutch got very stuck. I freed it, the bike sat again for a few weeks, and it got stuck again. Could this be affecting something in my transmission and making this noise? I am using 10W-40 Honda Pro GN4 motorcycle oil. Hoping for some answer short of pulling the clutch cover, or worse yet the engine. Just rebuilt the top end last season....
I start up the bike in neutral. The bike makes the sound in neutral. When I pull the clutch it slowly goes away. When I shift into gear--- clutch lever pulled in--- it goes away immediately. However, I can hear the sound intermittently when I ride, mostly at low speed as I'm coming to a stoplight or something. As I downshift on my way to the stop, the sound frequency seems to correspond to my engine speed.
When my bike sat this winter the clutch got very stuck. I freed it, the bike sat again for a few weeks, and it got stuck again. Could this be affecting something in my transmission and making this noise? I am using 10W-40 Honda Pro GN4 motorcycle oil. Hoping for some answer short of pulling the clutch cover, or worse yet the engine. Just rebuilt the top end last season....