Clicking noise

[Yan]

thanks 93fee - the dealer will take me a week from tomorrow, hopefully it's covered by warranty. don't want to mess with it myself risking to void the warranty. the season is already over for you in Russia - you must've chosen a place pretty far up north there, I am sure people will be riding for a long time down by the Black sea

 

[aptbldr]

Test for brake rotor: pump forks with wheel chocked, instead of brake-locked.

 

[93fee]

2 Yan - you're 100% correct about Black Sea shelf ) At Sochi (which is chosen for 2014 winter olympic games for some strange reason ) they have snow for a week or two during winter, but living in Moscow you're about to mess with early autumn & long wintertime. I've been thinkin about delivering one of my bikes to Sochi to be able to ride during wintertime

 

[93fee]

2 Yan part two.
I'm sure this issue is cowered by warranty. No way to deny this. I just can not let our HD dealer to fool around with my Buell, kind of trust myself a bit more

 

[Yan]

To aptbldr - tried with the front wheel of the bike against a stack of winter tires for the van - this strange clunking noise is still there. So I guess it's not the brake rotor. I wish I had a stethoscope (bought one on ebay yesterday, but it will take a week or two before it gets to me from the states) - but it feels (literally) that the sound is coming from under the steering head.

Thanks 93fee - i hope it is covered by warranty. And I hope they won't make matters even worse. As for Moscow - I am from there originally, and having lived there for almost 30 years I 'hear you' on the early fall and long wintertime. Not much different though than here in Eastern Ontario. I actually heard of people from Moscow buying apartments in Crimea (not exactly Russia, but also on the Black Sea), in which case keeping one of the bikes down there and ride it in winter time wouldn't be such a bad idea

 

[93fee]

little report on repair of this click noise

- take off the bar unscrewing four bolts on top triple tree.
- leave all the harness on the bar, no need to remove it. just put a bar on dash.
- unscrew a bolt that holds the triple tree on its axle/big bolt with 3/8 hole on top.
- torque this chrome bolt by 3/8 tool good enought while checking for clicking. when you don't hear no click any more - your job is done.
- put a bar back
- ride it as you stole it )))

bests

 

[Yan]

I would add to this that you may also need to unscrew two bolts that hold the triple tree around front forks - as you adjust the cap nut (big bolt in the center) the triple tree would probably want to slide down a tiny bit along the front forks - it won't be able to if these bolts are torqued. A 5/16" wrench will be needed for these ones...