Engine Ticking and Noises

[HoebSTer]

Is it me or do these engines make some noises? At a stop light there is ticking of different tones going on! I am usually paranoid coming off of years of Honda ST1100/1300's. Help me understand.

 

[SpeedStar]

Right there with you Jeff. I posted a thread a while back about engine noises, harmonics and vibrations. Seems we all have it so must be normal. Seems to he much better as it breaks in though.

 

[ptfjjj]

Hey Jeff, some of those noises will go away when you remove that baffle. ::025::

 

[GP]

yes - the things make some interesting sounds - I keep telling people this is the first parallel twin I've owned & the cross plane crankshaft adds to it. Some interesting vibration regions on acceleration.........there are times when the engine is relatively unloaded that it seems electric. All in all, I am very happy with it, have only take it on a 250 mi ride as my longest to date, but see that it is a real distance machine & look forward to a couple major road trips ::021::

 

[3putt]

Mine was pretty quiet till I installed the H&B skidplate, now it has some harmonics and echos little noises back at me. Sorta like being in a 55 gallon drum.

 

[colorider]

It's the yellow paint Jeff!!!

::025::

 

[SisuTen]

It's the yellow paint Jeff!!!

::025::

Yup, Blue is unquestionably the quietest color, as well.

My Black bike sounds like a John Deere combine at full note. It is music to my ears. I took my earplugs out just so I can enjoy it ::001::

Certain accessories mounted on certain blue bikes seem to make annoying sounds endlessly, and have no known fix.

Paul

 

[Venture]

Earplugs, nuff said. You can drive yourself crazy worrying about the sounds a cycle engine makes.

 

[SisuTen]

Earplugs, nuff said. You can drive yourself crazy worrying about the sounds a cycle engine makes.

+1

The syncopated cacophony is music to my fading hearing ::001::

Paul

 

[colorider]

+1

The syncopated cacophony is music to my fading hearing ::001::

Paul

Huh?

 

[markjenn]

Mine was pretty quiet till I installed the H&B skidplate, now it has some harmonics and echos little noises back at me. Sorta like being in a 55 gallon drum.

Skidplates in general tend to funnel extra noise up at the rider, especially if the plate is relatively big.

- Mark

 

[HoebSTer]

i always wear my earplugs when riding. The ticking just sounds like a valve ticking.

 

[HoebSTer]

thats what it is, my skid plate is too big!!! Maybe i shouldn't of borrowed one from a Ford F350!!!!

 

[motocephalic]

Is it me or do these engines make some noises? At a stop light there is ticking of different tones going on! I am usually paranoid coming off of years of Honda ST1100/1300's. Help me understand.

funny you should mention it. I just thinking the same thing about my ST1300, and that motor was the smoothest sounding that I ever heard.

 

[Koinz]

Is it me or do these engines make some noises? At a stop light there is ticking of different tones going on! I am usually paranoid coming off of years of Honda ST1100/1300's. Help me understand.

No..no..no. It's the color. Didn't you know that yellow makes everything louder. ::014::

 

[SisuTen]

No..no..no. It's the color. Didn't you know that yellow makes everything louder. ::014::

You have it backwards. Blue makes this bike "quieter", not the other way around.

 

[mobyfubar]

 

[broop]

If you can hear the engine you are not going fast enough. Turn the loud handlemand enjoy ::018::

 

[GrahamD]

It's a noisy engine. Dry sump motors are a bit like that.

Doesn't anyone remember some old air cooled YAMAHA's?

Sounded like they had no oil at all most of the time. ???