New noise coming from bike while "cruising"

 I own a 2000 Honda Shadow.  Recently, I am hearing a new noise coming
from my bike.  It occurs when I am cruising (not applying any gas) at
any speed, in any gear.

I start to hear, not a grinding noise, and not exactly a clicking
noise, but something that sounds in between.  It is a *light*
combination noise that sounds like a cross between clicking and
grinding.  I haven't had a chance to dig into my bike, and find out
exactly what is making that noise, I believe it is coming from the
clutch, down below.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

 On 22 Jun, 17:54, melem...@gmail.com wrote:

Sounds like a slack chain to me. What model of Shadow, anyway? Chain
drive?

 

Yes, good idea. Lube it as well.


That's your problem: no more, no less.


Ummmm... unless you're in a really hot location (Arizona? Nevada?
Central India? Saudi Arabia?) that probably isn't necessary.


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 melement@gmail.com wrote:


Does the chain have The Red Death on it? Or shiny little steel sparkles that
haven't turned to rust yet? If so, replace it.

In any event, remove the drive sprocket cover and make sure your countershaft
sprocket hasn't started to come loose. There isn't any nut holding the
sprocket on, just a silly piece of stamped sheet metal.

The countershaft sprocket will normally wear out three times as fast as the
drive sprocket because it's turning three times as fast.

The chain rollers hit the top of the drive sprocket tooth as it comes around,
and that's where drive sprocket wear begins. If you let it go long enough,
the chain rollers are hitting the top of each drive sprocket tooth and the
chain starts to growl.

When you replace the worn chain and sprockets, use a new fixing plate.

http://www.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/showschematic.asp?dept_id79905

19: SPROCKET (17T)
  
20: PLATE, FIXING

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If you knew *anything* about how Honda secures its chains, you would
know that this "silly piece of stamped sheet metal" is actually quite a
stout piece of kit.

As there is *no* lateral force on the gearbox sprocket, the two little
bolts that secure it are all that is needed.

Furthermore, Honda ensures that should something really odd happen, and
the bolts fall out (and I have owned literally dozens of Hondas that
employ(ed) this system), then usually - not always, I grant you - the
sprocket cover that, er, encloses the gearbox sprocket ,is so
close-fitting that there is not enough clearance for the sprocket to
come off the end of the shaft.

The worst that can happen is that it starts rubbing on the inside of the
sprocket cover and making a terrible noise, which would be enough to
alert even the terminally ignorant.

To the OP - this man is posting complete irrelevance and nonsense. You
havbe a chain that needs adjustment - and, yes, possibly is worn out. No
more than that. And you don't need to replace the fixing plate, either.



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