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I've got 16,000 Km on my Rocket. From the beginning, there was a bit of a clunk when you engaged and disengaged the clutch. The dealer told me that was normal - something about the clutch "locking in like a tractor clutch" so it wouldn't slip under the torque. I believed them! I also saw other reports in the forum about a similar sound, so I wasn't worried about it. A month ago I changed the rear tire. Before I re-installed the wheel, I added more grease to the spline on the driven flange. There was a little grease there, but it wasn't coating the teeth! The clunk was gone, and it hasn't come back in the 1000 Km I've done since. The squeak under different load/clutch positions might be the same thing - a lack of lube on the spline. Another possibility is the "cush drive rubbers". Power is transmitted from the driven flange to the wheel via 5 rubber blocks. Some of the grease from the flange will work its way onto the rubber. If the rubber is dry, it can squeak! A lot of the left side noise that various captains are hearing might be related to a lack of lube. It's not critical, and wouldn't be a wear issue, but the smoother and quieter everything is, the more chance of you noticing something else that is wrong before you are left stranded. I know my bike had the recall done before I got it. Maybe half the lube went away with the original drive, and the dealer didn't add any upon installing the new!
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BC-Rocket
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