2014 Norge Final Drive Noise

[pete roper]

Over extension of the suspensions is less of an issue with the newer bikes as the wider separation of the two Hookes couplings reduces the torsional forces on them relative to the angle at which they work.

This has little to do with the clatter created by running the bike on its stand though. I've explained that. I'm sorry if the explanation isn't good enough but I think the problem in that case is more one of comprehension rather than the explanation itself.

Bottom line. Don't run your bike at idle on the centrestand. It's not meant to be used that way and doing so can cause damage. If that isn't clear enough there is no helping you.

Pete

[canuguzzi]

If you will notice , the rear tire on the Stelvio really never leaves the ground , trolling the posts suggesting running the bike in gear with the rear wheel suspended is a bad idea is just that , a bad idea. You may think you know more than Pete , or Chuck , but you don't .

 Dusty

Who suggested that running the engine with the rear tire suspended was a good idea?

Really, you ought to read the thread before running off with pure nonsense like that.

This isn't about chuck, Pete, jimbob or bubba so don't make it into that.

Now, if you bothered to read, this was reply #11 on this very thread:

"There are all kinds of reasons not to run the bike, trans engaged and spinning the rear wheel while on the center stand, the least of which is not that you have a huge amounts nt of mass turning that if someone or something gets caught up in it, disaster is sure to follow."

Where is the suggestion to run the bike on the center stand?

I thought so. No one is questioning what Pete said so stand on your own, don't put others out front to make hay.

[oldbike54]

 First off I have been reading the thread , secondly , oh never mind ...

 Dusty

[Huzo]

There isn't one word of disagreement in anything I've posted on this topic, there is no challenge to anyones status, all I asked for from the start was some justification as to why my suggestion sounded ill advised and I'm bound to take some of the info on board. I just didn't expect so many people to draw their swords in Pete's defence, no one's attacking him so why close the thread, I thought it was a good robust conversation.

[PJPR01]

So I'm presuming then that riding a wheelie on the back wheel is OK, or perhaps doing a front stoppie on the front wheel is OK as well, as long as one doesn't come down too hard and crack the CARC!!

 

[canuguzzi]

PM'd

[Huzo]

Sorry thebaileylee, but you didn't do your homework, post # 183 from huzo asked politey (as always) in response to some goose who said "there are two things you learn never to do again". The second of the two was, "don't lock your rear wheel", to which I aked, "where's the lesson to be learned there". Now was that polite enough ?

[Huzo]

Just did a bit of homework myself. The goose in question was doppelgaenger reply # 34

[canuguzzi]

I made a commitment to some of the powers that be that I would not reply to your posts. Therefore, I am unable to provide the explanation you asked for, in public view.

Since it appears to be a legitimate question, the answer is as follows:

The pebble or nail are as likely to be the cause of noise that syncs with wheel rotation as some of the calls for near disaster requiring the dismantling of the rear drive unit and doom predictions (not though, the calls not to run the bike on the center stand as that is right to dissuade anyone from doing).

As we can see, the noise no longer exists, the comments that one should NOT run the bike on the center stand well meaning and accurate, the guesses at the major problems making the noise - pure guesses without much basis and no more likely than a pebble or nail in the tread.

Everything else, including locking of rear brakes, completely irrelevant but no one dares question that, why, remains a mystery.

I could answer via post to the forum, I promised not to. Just the way it goes.

You posted my PM to you in open forum?  How dare you? Have you no decency? On any other forum you'd be banned instantly, here obviously, it's condoned.

I'd never post the contents of a private message from anyone in open forum without permission. Just what do you think a Private Message is supposed to be?

What a piece of work.