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gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:01 am
by tink
is it normal for a ZXR400 L2 to have a rattley gearboz when i neutral?

Re: gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:30 am
by cargo
NO................

But the noise you are hearing is much more likely to be the clutch which is a very normal noise.

pull the clutch lever in when it's ticking over................does the noise go away ?

Re: gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:32 am
by tink
Thanks for the reply i will try that later (I'm new to the bike scene)

Re: gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:53 am
by cargo
I'd guessed that already...............welcome to a mad world.
I've been here for more than 33 years...............does that make me a oldman

Re: gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:27 pm
by RedexRobB
As Cargo says, ive found that a good carb balance quietens it down.

Re: gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:35 pm
by razzcolio
cargo wrote:I'd guessed that already...............welcome to a mad world.
I've been here for more than 33 years...............does that make me a oldman
yes!

Re: gearbox noise

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:50 pm
by cargo
razzcolio wrote:
cargo wrote:I'd guessed that already...............welcome to a mad world.
I've been here for more than 33 years...............does that make me a oldman
yes!

and I've earned it................ the hard way.


:rant oldman oldman oldman oldman oldman oldman