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Old May 13, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Default Weird sound just started

Took the bike to macaroni grill last night and noticed that the bike is making a ticking sound and I can feel it through the handle bars. Never had this before, sounded the engine out and didnt hear anything abnormal, so I dont know where it is coming from. You can hear it better sitting on the bike, with your head at the engine you cant hear it. You can hear and feel it sitting still and riding,any ideas would be great, thanks for all yourreplies.
 
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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I dont have a owners manual to look this up, but on the bottom of my triple tree about an inch below where you lock your forks, there is a 1/4" gap where maybe a rubber gromet or teflon washer was. I think this vibration dampening device may have fallen or broke off and now I can feel the engine vibration through the forks and up through the handle bars.
 
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