Does your 1200 whine?

[desertrefugee]

Mine does. I know that some whine is normal, but after acquiring, doing a resto-mod and now having put some serious miles on a '78 GL1000, I really notice the 1200's whine now.

I know there's a lot of rotating mass and moving parts whirling away down there and I don't expect silence, but it sure makes more noise than the 1000.

Other than that, it runs like a "scalded dawg". I have no complaints in the performance department. Did 275 miles on Saturday on the '78 and about 150 today on the '84 Aspencade.

Did I mention that the weather in southern Arizona has been spectacular lately? (As in 80'sF for a couple of weeks).

 

[bronko37]

Boo hiss. It's -10 here. No riding forst least 6 more weeks. :rant:

 

[slabghost]

I don't recall any whine but it's been a long winter here. Might want to check the driveshaft splines and final drive.

 

[Steve83]

I had a girlfriend that did if I didn't take her out often enough! Maybe that's all your 1200 needs... :BigGrin: :whistling:

 

[dan filipi]

Might be worth doing a video so we can hear it?
Too tight belts can whine too.

 

[Ansimp]

dan filipi » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:16 pm[/url]":zh3zdern]
Might be worth doing a video so we can hear it?
Too tight belts can whine too.

And belt tensioners

 

[joedrum]

i agree with dam after getting belts on a 1200 ..it sort of hard not to over tighten belts ...as on a 1200 they auite hard and you are easyally fooled into tensioning them to tight ...not saying that the problem ..but i confess ive done it myself ... you should look to belts as dan posted as maybe just a bit to much tension on belts as cause very easy fix ...to loosen ever so slightly from there to perfect tension ...hope this is it ..i think it is

 

[desertrefugee]

Thanks for the ideas, guys. I had not thought about the timing belts/idlers. Last time I was in there was doing the Poorboy a few years ago. If that's it, I'll be relieved, since "external" noises are a lot better to stomach than "internal" ones...

...if you know what I mean.

(Thanks again. I'll be doing exploratory surgery here pretty soon - and will report back for closure (hopefully) of the thread).

 

[Ansimp]

Didn't realise that you have an external alternator. I would remove the belt and run the engine without the alternator bearings adding to your possible culprits list :yes:

 

[dan filipi]

Ansimp » Yesterday, 10:10 pm[/url]":17teex3d]
Didn't realise that you have an external alternator. I would remove the belt and run the engine without the alternator bearings adding to your possible culprits list :yes:

Ah good point there.
I heard a lot of whine from the external when I had it on.

 

[kerryb]

I'm with Steve...you just need to get her out more often, she settle down and go quietly, with maybe a squeal here and there!

 

[Tom_Charlton]

Mine has over 100000 miles on it and it does have a gear whine, but not so bad after I went to 15W40 oil.