clucth noise

patty · Post by **patty** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:26 pm

hi all,
just wondering weather a new set of clucth friction plates would solve the clucth noise i get when my storm is ticking over??
once i pull the clucth lever in all is quiet ,but as soon as i release it the noise is there.(i know ive had clucth noise on other bikes,and its the norm...is it the same for the storm??)
gear changes seem fine ,no slipping etc.

i take it i would need new springs aswell??if plates were needed.
which plates (if thats what i need?)do you lot recommend?
as there is some vance and hines ones on ebay for Â£30 ,( i like there exhausts)dont know about there cluctch plates though.
also might have a chance at some barnett ones ,but these are Â£50.
dont know how much honda ones are??
as for ebc kits ,ive suffered good and bad ones ,so i think i will leave them this time.

any info would go down nicely.
cheers you lot

pat.

VTRbob · Post by **VTRbob** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:46 pm

mine does it m8, sounds like a diesel till i pull clutch in

clayderman · Post by **clayderman** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:27 pm

Are you sure it's not just the friction of the gearbox slowing the engine down causing the engine to sound like a clutch rattle? then when you pull in the clutch lever it takes the extra drag away and the engine ticks over better. Just a thought, maybe tickle the idle up a fraction and see what happens

Dazjm · Post by **Dazjm** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:44 pm

Mine does the same as it idles

Is this detrimental to the clutch, or just one of the bugbears?

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:14 pm

They all do.
Unless it's really bad I would leave it. Guaranteed if you sort it it will only be back again in a few thousand miles. As long as it works fine don't worry.

Pete.l

VeetyR · Post by **VeetyR** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:10 am

yeah mine does this too.....infact most big hondas do it blades, viffers etc.....defo nowt to worry about unless it sounds like a spanner going round inside it.

As for replacement plates.....when i replaced mine on my last bike i used wemoto.com for the plates(made by Kyoto)....then i got the steel inbetweenies from a honda dealer( didnt know i needed em when i ordered from wemoto lol ) VeetyR

patty · Post by **patty** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:32 am

think i will stop worrying so much then.

cheers u lot

KarlosVTR · Post by **KarlosVTR** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:23 pm

noisey thrust bearing mate.nowt serious.if you want a replacement go to a bearing supplier - not honda for wombles sakes and ask for a 8003 in their best quality bearing available

patty · Post by **patty** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:58 am

karlos,
is this a easy/hard job to do???

cheers
pat.