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FZ6Rrider · 09-09-2009, 08:22 PM

Any suggestions on where/what I should be looking for?
the rattleing is the loudest when I am going 2000-3000 rpm.
I'm going to check out the entire front end tomorrow when it's light out, just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on where I should start my search.
Sort of hoping that it already happened so someone can Direct my search

thanks in advance everyone!
cheers

Craxican · 09-09-2009, 08:28 PM

check your fluids, mine did it and to my own stupidity...i forgot to check my oil after I had put on a new oil filter and did not "fill" the filter properly, so when I started the engine...I got a similar problem. Everything's fine now...

jspansel · 09-10-2009, 05:30 AM

Could be your windshield. Mine rattles a bit after taking it off and painting it. Cant seem to get rid of the rattle. But if I just put the tip of my finger on the top of it, it stops...

cbzdel · 09-10-2009, 09:18 AM

are you 100% its its comming from the fork area?? is it in a certain gear??

if its all gears try riding around the street without a helmet and see if you can pinpoint the general area it is...

are you sure its not engine tapping or chain noise??

Does it happen all the time or just when you are close to a solid object like a road barrier or another car? (for the sound to bounce off of?)

GoGreen09 · 09-10-2009, 10:00 AM

I just started to notice the same thing on my bike today. Coincidence that I just got it back from my dealer for the 4000 mile check? Who btw, forgot to tighten my fairing bolts and I noticed them when I was on the freeway already. Lesson for the newbies out there - do your own maintenance as much as possible! I didn't have time over the labor day weekend, so I brought it to my dealer and I'm regretting it badly.

**99vengeur** · 09-10-2009, 10:23 AM

If you can hear it when you move your left leg away from the bike, that's chain noise and it's normal.

If that's not it, try to pinpoint where it's coming from so we may better help you out.

FZ6Rrider · 09-10-2009, 03:06 PM

I took out my bike again this morning, same thing (the ratttling noise).
Since my oil was changed recently, and everything was fine before & after the change, I decided to remove all my fearings and windshield and make sure when I put them back on that the bolts were nice and tight. the sounds is gone now. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

10-13-2009, 07:06 PM

I have the same problem... I took it over to my neighbors to get the oil changed and we took the fairings off, well the left fairing and tightened it. My rattling starts at 3000 RPM and stops at 4000. Then if I listen real careful, I can hear it again at 6 and it stops at 7. My neighbor revved the bike in neutral and it did it then. It turns out that the windshield was making the rattling sound. Because when he held it, the noise wasn't there.This guy has been working on bikes since he was a young guy and he's an old fart now, and he's convinced that the engine is off-balance. Does this make sense to anybody?

Azeo6R · 10-13-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 99vengeur

If you can hear it when you move your left leg away from the bike, that's chain noise and it's normal.

If that's not it, try to pinpoint where it's coming from so we may better help you out.

The buzzing sound I am getting started at about 4,000 miles and definitely sounds bad when I move my left leg away or up against a barrier. It doesn't make a peep until I've been running on the freeway and I'm only worrying because its getting worse. Is this just chain noise? Is there too much slack perhaps?

**99vengeur** · 10-13-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Azeo6R

The buzzing sound I am getting started at about 4,000 miles and definitely sounds bad when I move my left leg away or up against a barrier. It doesn't make a peep until I've been running on the freeway and I'm only worrying because its getting worse. Is this just chain noise? Is there too much slack perhaps?

You might check to see that the chain is tensioned properly. If it is, then it's likely just the normal chain noise most of us hear.

09-09-2009, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
FZ6Rrider Junior Member Bike: Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nova-Scotia Posts: 7 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Slight "rattleing" at my front fork area Any suggestions on where/what I should be looking for? the rattleing is the loudest when I am going 2000-3000 rpm. I'm going to check out the entire front end tomorrow when it's light out, just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on where I should start my search. Sort of hoping that it already happened so someone can Direct my search thanks in advance everyone! cheers

09-09-2009, 08:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Craxican Senior Member Bike: Cadmium Yellow FZ6R Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Pensacola Posts: 256 Thanks: 60 Thanked 35 Times in 25 Posts	I know it sounds dumb.... check your fluids, mine did it and to my own stupidity...i forgot to check my oil after I had put on a new oil filter and did not "fill" the filter properly, so when I started the engine...I got a similar problem. Everything's fine now...

09-10-2009, 05:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
jspansel Super Moderator Bike: 09 R6 Raven Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 985 Thanked 1,180 Times in 624 Posts Blog Entries: 17	Could be your windshield. Mine rattles a bit after taking it off and painting it. Cant seem to get rid of the rattle. But if I just put the tip of my finger on the top of it, it stops... __________________ -Jay Don't cage me, bro! -But you can REP me!!! I intend to live forever. So far, so good...

09-10-2009, 09:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
cbzdel Super Moderator Bike: 2009 FZ6R Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,061 Thanks: 37 Thanked 222 Times in 105 Posts	are you 100% its its comming from the fork area?? is it in a certain gear?? if its all gears try riding around the street without a helmet and see if you can pinpoint the general area it is... are you sure its not engine tapping or chain noise?? Does it happen all the time or just when you are close to a solid object like a road barrier or another car? (for the sound to bounce off of?) __________________ 2009 De-Badged Raven FZ6R Mods: Intuitive Racing Sliders // Competition Werkes FE // Camcorder & GPS Mounts // Motrax Flush Mounts // Pazzo Shorties // K&N Air & Oil Filters // 6000k HID Kit // Red Wheel Stripes // Tank Slapper Kit // Oberon Fuel Tank Cap / /Axio Tail Bag // +1 Front Sprocket // Integrated Smoked LED Tail Light //

09-10-2009, 10:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
GoGreen09 Senior Member Bike: 2009 FZ6r,2009 GSXR 600, 1999 Honda F4 (track only) Join Date: May 2009 Location: richmond, ca Posts: 124 Thanks: 7 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	I just started to notice the same thing on my bike today. Coincidence that I just got it back from my dealer for the 4000 mile check? Who btw, forgot to tighten my fairing bolts and I noticed them when I was on the freeway already. Lesson for the newbies out there - do your own maintenance as much as possible! I didn't have time over the labor day weekend, so I brought it to my dealer and I'm regretting it badly. __________________ Intuitive Racing Frame Sliders, Proton flush mounts, EvoTech FE, Galfer SS Brake lines, EBC Double-H brake pads, and totally drooling over TBros Exhaust!

09-10-2009, 10:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
99vengeur Administrator Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 2,657 Thanks: 719 Thanked 753 Times in 477 Posts	If you can hear it when you move your left leg away from the bike, that's chain noise and it's normal. If that's not it, try to pinpoint where it's coming from so we may better help you out. __________________ Robert 2009 Cadmium Yellow FZ6R//Intuitive Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders//Evotech Swingarm Spools//Two Brothers Racing V.A.L.E. Complete Carbon Fiber Exhaust//Two Brothers Racing JuiceBox//Driven AIS Blockoff Plates//Uscgduncan Fender Eliminator//Custom Garage Door Opener//Custom Painted Windscreen//Bi-xenon Projector Retrofit with Blue Angel Eye//More in the making...

09-10-2009, 03:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
FZ6Rrider Junior Member Bike: Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nova-Scotia Posts: 7 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Problem solved! I took out my bike again this morning, same thing (the ratttling noise). Since my oil was changed recently, and everything was fine before & after the change, I decided to remove all my fearings and windshield and make sure when I put them back on that the bolts were nice and tight. the sounds is gone now. Thanks for the suggestions everyone!

10-13-2009, 07:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
FZ6Rgurl Guest Posts: n/a	Mine makes that sound I have the same problem... I took it over to my neighbors to get the oil changed and we took the fairings off, well the left fairing and tightened it. My rattling starts at 3000 RPM and stops at 4000. Then if I listen real careful, I can hear it again at 6 and it stops at 7. My neighbor revved the bike in neutral and it did it then. It turns out that the windshield was making the rattling sound. Because when he held it, the noise wasn't there.This guy has been working on bikes since he was a young guy and he's an old fart now, and he's convinced that the engine is off-balance. Does this make sense to anybody?

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