Moved this from general board, hoping you guys might have some insight.


So, my bike started making this sound recently. Anyone think it can make the 500 mile ride home I have ahead of me? It really only makes the sound on shut off, drives fine, feels normal otherwise...
http://vid2.photobucket.com/albums/y...psym3lvfbp.mp4

 

I assume it is coming from your primary.
Is that correct?

 

rent a van and take it home driving it will get you a 300 dollar tow bill off the hiway and 50 bucks a day storage and they will keep it as long as they can

 

Yeah I gotta agree.
Better safe than sorry.

 

I thought it was a loose primary chain initially, but once I got the cover off and cranked it, it coming from behind the stator. I'm thinking maybe a bearing?

 

rotor splines stripped?

 

Sounds more like one of your stator bolts came loose and is rubbing on the inner face of the rotor.

 

During the shutdown process I can see the crank going back and forth which is visible from the compensator. That's normal so I don't see any spline slipage there not with that exaggerated sound. It almost sounds as is your Jack shaft is coming back out and hitting the ring gear. Take your plugs out and put a socket and breaker bar on the crank nut to see if you can duplicate the sound. But I would definitely check the starter Jack shaft and ring gear clearance...

 

Put me down as another vote for John's recommendation.

If you have the resources and facilities to fix it where it sits, I'd do that. If not, drag it home.

 

I'm wondering about a broken spring pack in the compensator??

WP