my 'as-yet-undiagnosed-paranoid-newby-sound' is a strange vibration/rattle that occurs briefly at around 60kph when in first (following a reasonably solid take off). Cuts out at around 75kph, but it is an odd rattle with a distinct vibration. One positive: it's consistent
I picked the bike up 2nd hand with 6k on it. Done 7.5k now. Thoughts??
It's a distinct engine vibration (although I could almost be tempted to say a front sprocket or chain-related feel pehaps) (I've looked at the chain thread and I don't think it is chain slap).
Double check your chain adjustment many people get it wrong on these bikes. Some bikes require the rear wheel to be unloaded but the Triumph the wheel has to be on the ground and there has been more than one reported chain spec.
Good points in the two preceding messages. Since none of us can know if what we take from the description is exactly what you mean, it will be hard to offer any more specific opinions without further data. It could be a chain-related vibration as Mac says, or it could just be a normal resonance buzz at the particular RPM range. No way to distinguish right now. If you could check out other gears and speeds as amanger suggests, that would be helpful.
I will check it out on the weekend (ie. different gears and chain slack) and let you know.
I must admit, I feel like a paranoid git - but I appreciate the feedback.
At the end of the day, I would prefer to be told I'm just being paranoid as opposed to finding out later it was a known problem and a dozen fellow striple riders could have told me if I had of just asked...
That's sound reasoning. Always best to learn whether something is a real problem while there's time to deal with it, than to just hope it's not and have the consequences jump up to bite you later.
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