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Mysterious Rattle/Clang! - Noisy bike!!!

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Pigford
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#1 PostAuthor: Pigford » Mon May 01, 2006 6:47 pm

Had a re-ocurring noise that took a few weeks to cure! It appeared mainly at lower speeds. Sounded like a clanging exhaust, worse on bumpy roads. Further I went, louder it was........ Thought it might be cam chain rattling... or somink worse! Checked drive chain, was a bit loose. Got an off-set sprocket and even spaced the cover out with washers to ensure it weren't that rubbing!
Turned out to be the fuel tank & tap (Pingel) touching frame. The "further I went" bit was as the tank emptied, the more it echoed... bloody loud an' all! Cured it by using an old Zed inner tube, strategically zip-tied on!
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#2 PostAuthor: Padders » Mon May 01, 2006 7:08 pm

How many sleepless nights before you found the cure mate.
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davy thomson
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#3 PostAuthor: davy thomson » Mon May 01, 2006 8:25 pm

Had the same thing with my bike last week i could not figure it out,only discovered the problem when i rode it with my helmet off phew! the simple things are sent to try us.
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