Drive Shaft

Robert36

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Hi all.
I have a 2013 Super Tenere with only 7500 miles (12.000 km) on the odometer.
Yesterday after I changed the engine oil I turn the engine on and I let it run in first gear.
Standing next to it I heard some noise from the shaft drive at the front end (engine side). It's a clunking noise like it's missing grip or jumping gears....
I'm wondering if it's post to be like this. I uploaded a few videos where you can here the clunking noise.
Please let me know if it's sounds the same on your bikes as well.
It's almost a new bike with just 7500 miles :((
Thank you.

 

Robert36

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That's it dragging if you apply throttle you'll not get that noise but just to check have you changed oil in diff also?

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I heard the noise and got scared so I changed the oil immediately but the noise is still on.
 

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My bet is that it stops as soon as it is off the center stand. And your bike is totally normal.

There are a number of places that act as springs in the driveline. The rubber cush blocks in the rear hub are obvious, but gear lash and other points will also lag, store up energy, then release it. The wheel will seem to snatch fore-aft and the sound is horrible.

If it continues to sound like this off of the c'stand, come on back and we can talk some more.
 

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Hi all.
I have a 2013 Super Tenere with only 7500 miles (12.000 km) on the odometer.
Yesterday after I changed the engine oil I turn the engine on and I let it run in first gear.
Standing next to it I heard some noise from the shaft drive at the front end (engine side). It's a clunking noise like it's missing grip or jumping gears....
I'm wondering if it's post to be like this. I uploaded a few videos where you can here the clunking noise.
Please let me know if it's sounds the same on your bikes as well.
It's almost a new bike with just 7500 miles :((
Thank you.

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WJBertrand

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My bet is that it stops as soon as it is off the center stand. And your bike is totally normal.

There are a number of places that act as springs in the driveline. The rubber cush blocks in the rear hub are obvious, but gear lash and other points will also lag, store up energy, then release it. The wheel will seem to snatch fore-aft and the sound is horrible.

If it continues to sound like this off of the c'stand, come on back and we can talk some more.

This. A big twin like this with an uneven firing order will create a lot of drive train accelerations and decelerations smacking all the cumulative lash clearances back and forth when the rear wheel is off the ground and the transmission in gear. This would be a lot less noticeable in smooth idling multi cylinder bike. I don't think this is harmful (the forces involved must be fractions of those involved when riding and changing gears), just unpleasant sounding.
 

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A shaft drive has to have a certain amount of clearance or “play” in order to compensate for expansion and contraction when things get warm. What you are hearing is the rear wheel’s gear bumping back and for under a no-load scenario.

One word of advice to you, please don’t make a habit of doing this, you are not doing your motorcycle any favours at all.
 

Robert36

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Thank you everyone for the help.

It's a big relief knowing that everything's fine with the shaft, I was really scared because the shaft it's not a cheap and simple fix.
Anyway Thank you all for the response.
The only question is why its a problem to run the bike on the C-stand? I always run my bikes like this to clean/lube the chain, checking baring, etc. I newer had a bike with shaft before that's true.
 

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It'll run on the stand and it'd take a long time to actually hurt the u-joints or beat out the rubber cushes. This bike is built like a brick outhouse so do what you want to do then shut it down without overthinking it.
 

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It's not a problem really, it's just that there's no reason for it. Running the bike in gear on the stand is a way to disable the ABS. While the wheel is spinning Tractions control wants to keep kicking in, that's part of the surging and clanking you got. You'll also get warning lights on your dash that won't go away until you ride the bike down the road. Your chain drive bikes of the past probably didn't have all these electronic aids either.
 
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