A little worried. Alarming strained noise when pulling away.

[Vard66]

When I pull away from standstill, she seems to have a tendancy to make a bit of a grinding, struggling noise. I can't think how to describe it better without being able to listen to it and then immediately post. Sound like anything fairly common, or even better, something that I shouldn't be worried about at all?

[rover220]

sounds pretty terminal.

















ill take the bike off your hands though!!

[RedexRobB]

Sounds like a shot wheel bearing to me. Get each end of the bike in the air and give the wheel a turn, see how it sounds.

[zimm]

Sounds like a shot wheel bearing to me. Get each end of the bike in the air and give the wheel a turn, see how it sounds.

or a fecked chain/sprockets

or dragging brakes

or a shagged clutch

or a wobbly gearbox sprocket

or a small rodent trapped in the swingarm

[Vard66]

or a small rodent trapped in the swingarm

ROFL.

I'll check out all the above points. Thanks chaps.
Mind you, I would hope Elliot's had checked all the above points when they serviced her, so hmm.