is a little chatter or chugging when clutch is engaged

[dannylightning]

when the bike is setting there running in nuteral i hear a bit of a chattering sound, if i pull in the clutch the sound completely goes away.

i would have never thought twice about the sound untill i pulled in the clutch and i noticed the motor sounded a little different, when i release the clutch lever the sound is there again.

best i can describe it would be a bit of a chattering or a chugging sound i guess more of a chug.

is this normal or should i have it looked at.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by dannylightning

best i can describe it would be a bit of a chattering or a chugging sound i guess more of a chug.

is this normal or should i have it looked at.

Yes, probably........to both questions, because nobody can tell for sure without actually HEARING it. I wouldn't make a special trip to the dealer though.

[JWR]

This is what I would do.

Ride the bike about 100 miles, then do another look and see safety check.

I will bet it will sound better or not.

This bike just needs to be limbered up.

Not many miles for the year model.

Jerry

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by JWR

I will bet it will sound better or not.

I will bet that nobody can argue with logic like that !!! :itsokay: :crackup

[JWR]

I had a nice long response typed out and lost it........Duh....

Short and sweet.


Jerry

[dannylightning]

Originally Posted by JWR

I had a nice long response typed out and lost it........Duh....

Short and sweet.


Jerry

man i hate when that happens,

any ways. im not asking for a diagnosis of the problem if there even is one, just wondering if all of these bikes sound a little different with when the clutch is engaged compared to when it is disengaged, so i know if this may possible be a problem

the bike runs really good

[music man]

Mine does that same thing, has ever since i have had it (almost 8,000 miles ago), when I first got it i thought the same thing you did, but I think that these bikes (most of them anyways) just do that.

[patrick_777]

I've never really paid attention, but I'm going to be riding a little tomorrow, so I'll listen more carefully.

[dannylightning]

Originally Posted by patrick_777

I've never really paid attention, but I'm going to be riding a little tomorrow, so I'll listen more carefully.

Thanks, the only time i can really notice it is when I'm not moving and its in neutral. when driving i cant really tell if it does this or not, once i get moving all the road noise, wind noise, the muffler noise and rpm's up higher it is impossible to tell

the sound seems like it is coming from around the area where the clutch would be, i wasn't sure if my ears were playing tricks one me or not so i got down closer to he motor and pulled the clutch lever a few times.. i can hear it a little when setting on the bike but its much more noticeable when i get my ear down closer the the engine.

ill record the sound with my camera tomorrow when i get a chance and post something up on you tube and stick it on here. the mike on my camera is super sensitive condenser mike so it will pick up every little sound so it may make it sound a lot louder than it is, it seems to compress the sound a bit too witch amplifies things a bit.

if you play record music a compressor is a quite handy device to have around. but for bike engine noise not so sure..

[Water Warrior 2]

A chattering is normal with many bikes, depending on design. All of my bikes were Japanese and all had some sort of chatter. The chatter is more noticable after the engine and oil are warmed up. If the bike has too much of a chudder rather than a chatter I would suggest turning up the idle just a bit.