There has been a thread running on the Southwest regional section about a couple of bikes with a "howl" from the rear of the bike (1150GS and 1200GS) which some of us were putting down to driveshaft/gearbox/final drive bearings.
I spoke to one of the members and it came up in conversation that we were both running Michelin Pilot Road tyres, albeit mine on an 1150 and his on a 1200, I have just returned from a quick run having swapped my rear wheel with my sons 1150R shod with new Dunlop Roadsmarts and the difference was like day and night in its silence!
I could once again hear every tractor-like noise from the bike and obviously felt better that it was not a bearing about to give up!
I am certain that the noise was not there from first fitting and must have gained in volume from about 500 miles (ish). Has anybody else had a similar occurence, or has this put anybody elses' mind at ease?
I spoke to one of the members and it came up in conversation that we were both running Michelin Pilot Road tyres, albeit mine on an 1150 and his on a 1200, I have just returned from a quick run having swapped my rear wheel with my sons 1150R shod with new Dunlop Roadsmarts and the difference was like day and night in its silence!
I could once again hear every tractor-like noise from the bike and obviously felt better that it was not a bearing about to give up!
I am certain that the noise was not there from first fitting and must have gained in volume from about 500 miles (ish). Has anybody else had a similar occurence, or has this put anybody elses' mind at ease?