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Mar 17, 2012 | 02:17 PM

Brad Penner

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Whistle suddenly appeared

first ride of the season and as i arrived home i hit a small bump on the driveway...immediately i got a LOUD whistle sound that slowed down in pitch and volume as i stopped...does not appear to be there at idle...any ideas?

Mar 17, 2012 | 02:52 PM

guitarman023

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whistles are usually vacuum related. Check the lines from the carb/TB

Mar 17, 2012 | 05:19 PM

cHarley

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Originally Posted by Brad Penner

first ride of the season and as i arrived home i hit a small bump on the driveway...immediately i got a LOUD whistle sound that slowed down in pitch and volume as i stopped...does not appear to be there at idle...any ideas?

That description indicates that it has to do with the speed the bike is moving. Maybe it's more of a Squeal than a Whistle? Maybe a brake pad dragging.

Really can't help much when you don't list the bike's year and mileage.

Mar 18, 2012 | 09:33 AM

Taddeoeg

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With the bike stopped but running does it reappear when you raise the throttle? If not, it likely isn't the engine but as charley said something dragging/rubbing. In addition to brake pads I'd check tire/wheel clearance since it started after hitting a bump.