Engine buzz

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:06 GMT

ACE,

This is going to sound way off base but I noticed it with my Goldwing. I put on a set of Torq Master/Monster after market pipes. At a certain rpm, the exhaust sound created a high pitch buzzing in my ear. Would go away at low rpms. Did not have the problem with stock exhaust. I put a extra set of baffles in the pipes and the noise went away.

Andy

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (ace1954) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:37:18 GMT

I haven't had the T for very long. I guess it takes time to get used to the feel of a different bike. All things considered it is a great machine. BTW...I just sold my 'wing.

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (dukey33) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:27:17 GMT

glad you figured out your noise mystery.

The front brake on the T is comparatively weak. Your 'wing has dual front discs providing much more stopping power.

There are some things you can do to try to get more braking power from the single disc, but you won't get to anything like your 'wing no matter what you do short of adding another disc.
If you haven't flushed the brake fluid in the last 2 years, start with that.
Some owners have good results...

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (ace1954) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:01:34 GMT

I thought the buzzing sound might be the new tires as was suggested. However, I think its the front brake. Whenever I apply it I hear the buzzing sound. Also, it takes a lot of hand pressure to apply the brake. Much more than my Goldwing. Is this normal?

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:33:54 GMT

Gently weave the bike back and forth between the lines while going straight on a secluded but smooth road. If the sound gets louder every time you go into a slight lean, then it is definitely the tires. This is a pretty much normal condition on most tires..new or old. Local dealer says to help eliminate this condition, or to help reduce it in the future, you should vary the tire pressure every 1000 miles or so by + or - 2 lbs from the suggest tire pressure for your bike.

Stan

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (ace1954) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:31:55 GMT

You may be correct in your logic. The delear put new tires on it before I took it home. Thanks...now I can quit worrying.

Re: Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (mktobob) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:33:10 GMT

I may be way off base with this answer but here we go. I was hearing the same sounds during the same situations and tracked down the sound to the tires. I had just re-tired the T and that was the sound I was hearing. After that discovery, I never heard the sound again. Maybe that was because the tires broke in or I got used to the buzz or hum. Bob

Engine buzz

feeds@yuku.com (ace1954) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:33:52 GMT

I just recently bought my 98 T and have noticed a curious, high-pitched buzz while I'm riding. I've owned many bikes over the years, mostly Honda's, and have never heard this sound from any of them until riding the T. When I'm riding at normal highway speed I don't hear it but once I start to decelerate, like approaching a curve or stop sign it occurs. The sound is like the hum you hear around high-powered electric lines. Has anyone in the forum experinced this? I've...