Sounds sloppy

Super D.

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• Sep 4, 2015

• #1

Hi, another question...
Whe I am riding at lower gears and speed, there are some (for the lack of a better term) "clucking sounds. I used to have a R3T, and while similar, they are really 2 different beasts. The question is: is it normal to be hearing clucking going on? I bought this bike used, so I'm a bit nervous over any sound or feel that doesn't necessarily math up with my previous experience with a R3t.

 

sleeves

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• Sep 4, 2015

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Hi D

Have you checked your bike for these?


Just in case..

 

BigKel

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• Sep 4, 2015

• #3

sleeves said:

Hi D

Have you checked your bike for these?


Just in case..

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It could be a rooster



Back on track I'm sure someone will chime in with some knowledge on the subject

 

sleeves

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OK

On a more helpful note where can you here the sound coming from on the bike? is the engine modded (triple K&N's) or similar? could be the chirping crickets?

If its coming from the back, I know when I'm crawling through traffic, on and off the clutch, I sometimes get a bit of knocking from the drive-shaft, wouldn't call it clucking though.

 

ozrider

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• Sep 4, 2015

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Probably back lash in the gears

 

cusso ken

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My R3T has had a strange noise since new at low speed ,it sounds like a clutch basket rattle, the "experts" at the Triumph dealer has at first gone deaf "cannot hear a thing mate" then it was normal? for these bikes, now I only hear it if I have my Shorty helmet on, nothing has fallen off or come out the side of the crankcase yet, and it survived a few runs on the Dyno up to 6500rpm,I normally only keep my bikes for 2/3 years but love the Touring and will hang on to it a bit longer to see what Mr triumph comes up with to replace the Touring, they can keep their Thunderbird Touring model.

 

Super D.

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• Sep 4, 2015

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Stupid autocorrect! clunking not clucking.

 

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• Sep 4, 2015

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I'm guessing gear lash. Does it happen when accelerating?

 

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• Sep 4, 2015

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Clunking when you shift, yes. At other times, I don't think so.

 

sleeves

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• Sep 5, 2015

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Super D. said:

Stupid autocorrect! clunking not clucking.

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Ahh, I was wondering yes at lo speeds I get sometimes get clunking, but only if at very low speeds and dragging the clutch a lot, heavy traffic issues. Find a few more revs helps.