unknown noise

[Gordon Henderson]

Hi

Just back from euope trip and have had a what only can be described as a whoop woop noise its not the engine as it still makes the noise if you shut the power and pull the clutch in

any thoughts appreciated

cheers

gordon

 

[SVENA]

Tires worn out

 

[JayC]

Can you be more specific or descriptive?

How often?
Is it constant/occasional?
In a certain gear?
What mileage the bike has and when did you first notice it (at what mileage)?

You really need to give much more info.

 

[Gordon Henderson]

Hi

Tyres in good condition
The noise is consant and gets faster as the bike does it doesnt matter what gear i am in

Problem is when you stop to investigate the noise stops to

bike is a two year old 1200 gs with 20k it only started the noise two weeks ago

hope this helps

 

[Pukmeister]

Tourances by any chance ??

Probably tyre noise from the tread blocks and nothing to worry about.

 

[SVENA]

Tourances by any chance ??

Probably tyre noise from the tread blocks and nothing to worry about.

agree

 

[Magwych]

Or TKC80s , or Heidenaus ...

 

[Beemerman59]

Put the bike on the centrestand and rotate the rear wheel - see if you can feel anything. If not, jack up the bike so you can freely rotate the front wheel - do the same. That should eliminate brakes and final drive.

 

[Gordon Henderson]

Thanks for that
Strangly enough I got a new rear Tourance fitted two days before we left

Ps Sardinia/corsica exelent on the bike

thanks

 

[phc1058]

experienced the exact same noise a few weeks back, and about 100 miles later noticed small splashes of oil on the back wheel, thought I would be ok and 50 miles later the final drive decided to drop the rest of the oil and to cut a long story short needed a final drive build. Have you checked if you have any lateral play on the back wheel