1 weird and scary noises coming from the gearbox/engine area... Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:45 pm
pajonk
Silver member
hey everyone,
i used to hear that sound since i got the bike (over a month now) but didn't realise how serious it can be. now, after reading a lot about how "different" the gearbox/engine construction on K`s is from the japanese bikes i come to a conclusion that it might be pretty serious and involve dying splines.
so ok, let's start with the symptoms:
it's only heard on 1st gear (very rarely on 2nd) - when i start moving very slowly and add throttle and close it while hitting the clutch at the same time, i hear a loud knock in the gearbox. then when i add the throttle again (in gear) and do the same thing, the same sound comes out. it get louder with time i guess... may it be the spline dying?
also, when i put it on a central stand, put in 1st gear and hit the brake suddenly for a moment, the same sound is heard.
any ideas?
cheers!
i used to hear that sound since i got the bike (over a month now) but didn't realise how serious it can be. now, after reading a lot about how "different" the gearbox/engine construction on K`s is from the japanese bikes i come to a conclusion that it might be pretty serious and involve dying splines.
so ok, let's start with the symptoms:
it's only heard on 1st gear (very rarely on 2nd) - when i start moving very slowly and add throttle and close it while hitting the clutch at the same time, i hear a loud knock in the gearbox. then when i add the throttle again (in gear) and do the same thing, the same sound comes out. it get louder with time i guess... may it be the spline dying?
also, when i put it on a central stand, put in 1st gear and hit the brake suddenly for a moment, the same sound is heard.
any ideas?
cheers!