March 5, 200620 yr well i was riding my bike around the yard the other day nothing hard on the bike, and i was just on some flat ground, pulled the clutch in, and all of a sudden the bike got louder then normal it sounds like its comming from the clutch, when its in neutral it sounds normal, and when you put it in gear it sounds normal, it seems to make the noise only when the rear tire is moving, and the noise is definately comming from the engine, i'de just done an oil change on it, and only had about an hour on it since the oil change, the clutch and everything works the same, nothing seems to be affected so i did another oil change to see if anything would come out, but nothing, the oil looks like it was just put in the bike,and there was nothing out of the ordinary on the drain plug magnet one thing i did notice is its easier to change inbetween my gears now, I haven't had it very long, and im the first owner socould this just be my bike finally breaking in? or is there something else i should be worried about? thanks
March 7, 200620 yr Author ok then just got a little concerned when the engine starts making noises that i haven't heard before
March 7, 200620 yr The only time they clatter on is when the clutch is out & the bike is running in neutral, pull the clutch in & it goes away. This can vary from bike to bike, my last 250 didn't do it at all but the last 280 I had was very noisey. Never noticed them clattering when in gear & on the move.
March 8, 200620 yr Author yeah its more of a grumbly noise, and its only realy noticable when moving very strange
March 8, 200620 yr Is it not a wineing noise, I put that down to the fact its a striaght cut gearbox ? they sound lovely on cars... Wouls cost near a Grand for my mini tho, so was happy with the bike having it !
March 10, 200620 yr Author yeah its not the wineing noise it could just be the way the gears are, that would explain why i don't hear it when the bike isn't moving not too sure
March 13, 200620 yr I have a 280 05 and it also have noticeable noise in neutral with the clutch out => total normal for GasGas. The noise you can hear when you are running smoothly is very likely the gearbox; my bike is having the exact same noise. The reason that you only can hear it when you drive slowly is that the noise from the exhaust is making it impossible to hear the gearbox noise when you apply power. SO NO WOORRIES
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