gearbox noise
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				tink
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gearbox noise
is it normal for a ZXR400 L2 to have a rattley gearboz when i neutral?
			
			
									
									
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				cargo
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Re: gearbox noise
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 ?
			
			
									
									
						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 ?
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				tink
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Re: gearbox noise
Thanks for the reply i will try that later (I'm new to the bike scene)
			
			
									
									
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				cargo
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Re: gearbox noise
I'd guessed that already...............welcome to a mad world.
I've been here for more than 33 years...............does that make me a
			
			
									
									
						I've been here for more than 33 years...............does that make me a
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Re: gearbox noise
As Cargo says, ive found that a good carb balance quietens it down.
			
			
									
									
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Re: gearbox noise
yes!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
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				cargo
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Re: gearbox noise
razzcolio wrote:yes!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
and I've earned it................ the hard way.
