Do they all do that, sir?

[Brewers Whoop]

Test rode an 1100 over the weekend. This confirmed that, much as I love it, my Transalps days are numbered.

One quick question, please: when moving off from rest, there was a slight but noticeable clunk as the drive was taken up. Seller assured me that is normal. Had a K100 millions of years ago, and can't remember it doing that, but can't remember that it definitely didn't, either. Bike is a '99 50,000 miler with an almost complete service history.

Do 'they all do that' or is it a sign of Bad Things Waiting to Happen?

 

[PIGGLET]

Was it literally as you were letting the clutch out? Has it got ABS?
Not sure about the 1100 but my 1150 would make a "clunk" due to the ABS sorting itself out. Happened once you reached walking speed.

 

[ianboydsnr]

Was it literally as you were letting the clutch out? Has it got ABS?
Not sure about the 1100 but my 1150 would make a "clunk" due to the ABS sorting itself out. Happened once you reached walking speed.

yes the 1100 cluncks when first moving off its the ABS self test, did it on all the 1100's i tried

 

[The Other PaulG]

1100s do have their own repertoire of noises.

The bike will make ABS noise... as long as it has ABS fitted. If not, beware!

PG

 

[Brewers Whoop]

Does have ABS fitted. But noise is repeated whenever the bike moves off from rest, not just after first starting off after turning on ignition - would ABS self-diagnose each time the bike comes to rest? In fact, by letting it roll slightly backwards and forwards by dipping the clutch when facing up an incline, it could be made to clunk repeatedly. It does seem to be as the transmission 'takes up the slack'. Not a massive 'thunk', but definitely audible.

 

[Tsiklonaut]

Does have ABS fitted. But noise is repeated whenever the bike moves off from rest, not just after first starting off after turning on ignition - would ABS self-diagnose each time the bike comes to rest? In fact, by letting it roll slightly backwards and forwards by dipping the clutch when facing up an incline, it could be made to clunk repeatedly. It does seem to be as the transmission 'takes up the slack'. Not a massive 'thunk', but definitely audible.

Yep it's ABS'es modulator's "kliig" sound, when you fully stop and then it initiates after you go faster than 5kph. All normal.

Shaft drive also can make some unusual sounds especially when you're used to sounds that chain makes, shaft can make some very strange noises when doing hard offroad.

Also dry clutch and separate gearbox works as a sound-promoter (most other bikes have wet clutch and gearbox floating in the same oil that considerably helps dampening the mechanical sounds, but you pay off by shorter maintenance intervals, read below).

So they boxers (also Guzzi and Ducati V-Twins btw) are a bit noisier than the most liquid cooled "same oil for clutch+gearbox sh*t their debris into the rest of the engine" bikes. Also stickly out cylinders make more (mostly valve train) noise because they aren't dampened by hiding them under the air-box and fuel tank, it's the same for Guzzis too. So just a little warning about noises.

But I hope you like the character of the GS as a payoff. I think the GS covers a rare combination of words in motorcycling: chraracter and competence.

Enjoy!

 

[unhinged]

Yep it's ABS'es modulator's "kliig" sound, when you fully stop and then it initiates after you go faster than 5kph. All normal.

Must be the foreign ones that make a "kliig" sound. Mine's definitely a "zzzklung".

 

[Flipfly]

Must be the foreign ones that make a "kliig" sound. Mine's definitely a "zzzklung".

Mine must be alien then cause mine goes..plinkety plonkety plinkety boink.

 

[MMC]

Mine went "Zip" when it moved, And "Pop" when it stopped, And, "Whirrr" when it stood still. I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will...

 

[Speedy23]

If it does it "when taking up the drive" on the move (i.e. rollling on and off the throttle), the cardan joint (UJ) is fecked.