Yes another noise question.

Tristafarian said:

Yeah that looks really wrong, on mine that metal tip is tight against the aluminium shaft, and the loose one moved a tiny amount. They must have been rattling around in there like nobody's business.

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Mad Hatter said:

You’ve cracked that, the bike sounds sweet now, great job

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Al-1150 said:

Thanks, I'll admit to being a bit nervous starting it up again in case I'd made a mistake somewhere and the engine ate itself.
As it is I'm happy there is now one less thing I need to pay to get done in future.

There is still a ticking noise coming from somewhere but I'll live with that.

If you listen closely at the end of the video, there is a humming noise.... Fuel pump, every now and then it Squeals really loud when I'm riding, usually if I'm riding motorway speeds or higher rev riding. Job for another day.

Will take for a spin later to see if the clack noise is gone when riding. That was the initial problem, I originally thought the Idle was smooth.



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Sergeant Pluck said:

Good work - going to so mine soon Did you do both sides or just the left?

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Tristafarian said:

That's sounds like the injectors clicking

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Tristafarian said:

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Fuel pumps are cheap...

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Al-1150 said:

Ah OK, is that normal? Sorry for so many questions, but I don't have another GS to compare against and my mechanic told me the bike sounded normal from the beginning.

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Tristafarian said:

Having just listened with earphones it sounds like mine does. The injectors click and they're brand new on mine as I upgraded to the 1200 ones. You can check that the pulley on the right side throttle body has no play in it as this wears sometimes and clicks. You can check it by putting pressure on it with your finger with the engine running and see if the clicking stops.

As for the fuel pump it seems an easy job, the advice I've got is you may as well renew everything in there, fuel filter, pipes, clean the fuel gauge resistor track and replace the gasket etc while it's open. Be very careful not to snap the studs when opening as they are welded to the tank. 1 seems to be alright but any more than that and you have an expensive problem potentially unless you're handy with metalwork.

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Al-1150 said:

Thanks for all your help.

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quaycrest said:

Great thanks for the information, were they new or second hand?

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Smelly Old Boots said:

Earplugs are cheaper!

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