Irritating noise from Speed Triple top yoke

I remember reading some time ago about someone having a problelm with an annoying click or light knock from the front end or headrace bearing area of their Speed Triple, most noticable when braking hard. I tried all the same things ie: headraces,brake caliper mounts etc all to no avail. I think the answer maybe the bar mounts where they bolt into the top yoke, since I tightened mine up (only a very slight amount) everything's been OK.Hope this is useful.

[Cburt]

I think your problems is loose stearing head bearings. Just check and tighten and you should be good to go.

[DC950]

On 2007-06-08 21:28, Cburt wrote:
I think your problems is loose stearing head bearings. Just check and tighten and you should be good to go.

+1

I test rode a guys bike I had cash in pocket to buy. Same noise. The stearing head bearings were shot. I asked him if he did a lot of wheelies and he said he did. Short of hitting a wall, wheelies are the hardest thing you can do to stearing head bearings.

Once you tighten them, if you feel any notchiness, you need to replace them.

[DaveM]

Could it be the loose nut behind the bars?

DaveM :-D

[welshrob]

I had the same problem, thought it was headstock bearings as I pull a LOT of wheelies and sometimes come down a little hard. There was a pronounced 'click' on braking or sometimes over bumps. I lifted the front up with an engine hoist to check for play and the bearings were fine. I tightened the bar mounts and the noise went away. It came back after a month or so, wheelying must loosen it up.

[DaveM]

So Rob it was really the loose nut behind the bars then? :-D

DaveM