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Offline lovemystrom

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rattle
« on: June 13, 2012, 16:00:30 »
hi all, just been on a euro tour and noticed a rattle when accelerating through the gears, when sitting in neutral  it doesn't seem to do it. any ideas?
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Offline greywolf

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Re: rattle
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2012, 16:05:52 »
My typical answer to all noise questions is to wear earplugs. They save your hearing and help with worries about all the different noises these bikes are famous for making. Suzuki even went to scissors primary gears an a muffled clutch cover on the 2012 DL650 to keep the noise down.
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Nicknames I use to lessen typing, Vee = 2002-2012 (K2-L2) DL1000s. Veek=2014+ (L4+) DL1000s. Wee = 2004-2011 (K4-L1) DL650s. Glee = 2012+ (L2+) DL650s

Offline donny1972

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Re: rattle
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2012, 16:49:03 »
I had the same problem. Turned out it was the nearside pillion footrest rattling like mad.  Worth while checking yours.
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