clack clack
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From: SE TN
That's what I am thinking. If I shut the bike down in gear while stopped, I have a similar noise as well. It's not loud, and like you said, much more noticeable in a garage. However, I don't get the noise if I shut it down in neutral.
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From: North London, UK
If it's clackclack, then it sounds like "Unintentional Mechanical Contact"
If it's tinkitytink, then it's just the motor cooling.
If it's twangitytwang, then you're in a C&W band.
If it's tinkitytink, then it's just the motor cooling.
If it's twangitytwang, then you're in a C&W band.
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From: Glendale AZ
I've got the twangitytwang going on in the cubicle to the left of me, wait we still talking about bikes.....
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Other than being a little noisy from time to time I don't think a noisy compensator really tears up anything. I can't remember if they started putting in the SE compensators in the 2010 or 2011 model year. They were engineered a little differently and were certainly made out of heavier stuff. My compensator started making a noise when I turned the engine off after about 50k miles on the odometer. I just lived with it for a year and while it continued to make the noise at shutdown, it never hurt anything. I don't remember anybody commenting on it. I eventually replaced it. The noise went away. When I pulled the old one out I inspected it really good and did not find any catastrophic damage anywhere. A few marks where the metal had been wearing, but nothing looked like it was going to fail. I am quite sure someone will chime in here and declare that their compensator caused the motor, clutch, transmission, shocks and wheels to grenade, but for me that wasn't a concern.
