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is whine normal?
04/12/05 at 20:12:21

Hi you all. I am hearing a whine I don't know about. It could be the clutch or belt maybe? It happens when I let off the gas to go into a curve at about 40 - 50 mph. When I get on the gas again it quits. I've got about 2200 miles and recently changed the oil to Penz 10w40. It did it prior to the change. Of course, the Suzuki shop says I need to run the Suz oil. How much whine is "normal?" All my prior bikes had chains that made so much noise I probably wouldn't have heard a clutch whine, if there is one. Whachathink?

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Reply #1 - 04/12/05 at 20:14:24

short round wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

Hi you all. I am hearing a whine I don't know about. It could be the clutch or belt maybe? It happens when I let off the gas to go into a curve at about 40 - 50 mph. When I get on the gas again it quits. I've got about 2200 miles and recently changed the oil to Penz 10w40. It did it prior to the change. Of course, the Suzuki shop says I need to run the Suz oil. How much whine is "normal?" All my prior bikes had chains that made so much noise I probably wouldn't have heard a clutch whine, if there is one. Whachathink?

could be belt misalignment check the front pulley. it's not a big deal.

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Nightrain Ex Member	Re: is whine normal? Reply #3 - 04/13/05 at 12:09:14 Mine does that too. a 2001 with 8500 miles. I am sure it is the front pulley but I have adjsted the belt at the rear and I know it is right. Being that the front pulley insn't adjustable, I just tune it out. My advise, get a louder exhaust
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Red_Wine Senior Member Offline Chain-drive, 400cc Black Savage in Chile Posts: 478 Santiago, Chile Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #4 - 04/13/05 at 12:16:52 Nightrain wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: My advise, get a louder exhaust or an open pipe, no muffler or baffle.... it is LOUD !!!! RW
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Reply #5 - 04/13/05 at 12:30:10

Umm, ever heard of tire whine? When you coast you can hear it, when you get back on the gas, you can't, even with the way too quiet stock exhaust.

The front pulley can whine, but usually doesn't. If it is, your belt is too tight. Loosen it off until you can twist the lower run 90 degrees to itself. That is the proper setting, anything else puts too much strain on the belt and puleys.

If you think the clutch is whining, check the lever and clutch arm freeplay. Too much or too little, the clutch can make noise. And wear out rapidly due to improper engagement.

My money is on tire whine or too tight belt.
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Reply #6 - 04/13/05 at 19:42:44

Thanks for your comments. I wondered about the belt. I'll check it out tomorrow hopefully. The sales pitch they gave me abuot the oil made me wonder about the clutch. That's the problem with a quiet bike, I hear all these noises that make me paranoid. I'm too tight to shell out the bucks for a different exhaust as long as this one works. My wife says I'm good at tuning her out so tuning out the whine shouldn't be a problem. After all, she's a lot louder! Wink

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Reply #7 - 04/28/05 at 05:10:12

short round wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

Thanks for your comments. I wondered about the belt. I'll check it out tomorrow hopefully. The sales pitch they gave me abuot the oil made me wonder about the clutch. That's the problem with a quiet bike, I hear all these noises that make me paranoid. I'm too tight to shell out the bucks for a different exhaust as long as this one works. My wife says I'm good at tuning her out so tuning out the whine shouldn't be a problem. After all, she's a lot louder! Wink

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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #9 - 04/28/05 at 06:38:45 LOL . Must be a learned response, I've been tuning out her whine for years. Ride Safe. Ed L.
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gazab44 Senior Member 2004 No Login Offline TO OLD TO DIE YOUNG.... Posts: 416 uk Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #10 - 04/28/05 at 08:26:04 Ed L. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: LOL . Must be a learned response, I've been tuning out her whine for years. Ride Safe. Ed L. Does he know?
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #11 - 04/28/05 at 10:09:44 Oklahoma_Mike wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: Now that's funny I don't care who you are that's funny 8) hey, i used that line on berts forum on 4.22 in response to a chirping belt.
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Red_Wine Senior Member Offline Chain-drive, 400cc Black Savage in Chile Posts: 478 Santiago, Chile Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #12 - 04/28/05 at 13:53:14 sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: hey, i used that line on berts forum on 4.22 in response to a chirping belt. Charge him for copyrights!!!! RW
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #13 - 04/28/05 at 17:42:10 Red_Wine wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: Charge him for copyrights!!!! RW that one was so generic that pretty much anybody would come up with it i gave one to jeff foxworthy years ago, and he gave me credit twice that i know of.
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Oklahoma_Mike Senior Member 2005 No Login Offline With two on the ground love can be found Posts: 426 Tulsa Oklahoma Area Gender:	Re: is whine normal? Reply #14 - 04/28/05 at 19:16:21 well no one else is going to say it so here it goes To answer your question yes whine is fine with Cheese . sorry guys I had to 8)
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