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Number of posts: 38 Location: manchester Points: 730 Registration date: 2010-07-21
Subject: howling noise on take off Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:19 pm
hi all, Im sure this topic has been covered before, but Ive only noticed today, than on initial start off the silverwing transmission makes a howling noise (poss cluch), once over around 4-5mph, it goes away,I took off thr trans/cover,and cleaned the inside, (not too dirty), bike has done 8,000 miles, any advice would be most aprec iated, cheers mark. Sorry everyone, just found the cure in "search", will try the rev with the break on tommorrow, cheers, mark.
Last edited by marco on Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:38 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : found cure)
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Subject: Re: howling noise on take off Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:40 pm
Ah, the Strangled Sealion noise!
Mine does it when I've been crawling in traffic or the weather's very hot.
I live with it (my X9 did it, too) but others have solutions.
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marco Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 38 Location: manchester Points: 730 Registration date: 2010-07-21
Subject: Re: howling noise on take off Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:28 am
wow, warmed up the s/wing, held the front brake on, 4,000 revs for about 5 seconds, noise dissapeared, magic , cheers everyone.
buddy19520 Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 286 Location: Cornelius NC Points: 1130 Registration date: 2010-02-27
Subject: Re: howling noise on take off Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:04 am
Don't baby the take-offs. It seems that the folks who have the most problems with the howling noise drive too gently. If you take off hard, it does the same thing as holding the brake and revving the throttle with every take off, and minimizes howling in the future.
marco Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 38 Location: manchester Points: 730 Registration date: 2010-07-21
Subject: Re: howling noise on take off Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:16 am
Subject: howling noise on take off 
Tue Aug 09, 2011 1:19 pm
