Front end rattle

[S Young]

This is why its a good idea to do your own mechanical work, its not hard and
the skills transfer to other bikes.

Sid


On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Simon White <swhite at consultant.com> wrote:

> OK, well it looks like I may have jumped the gun somewhat.  I loosened off
> every clamp & nut (including the stem locking rings) I could find on the
> front end last night, then went through and methodically tightened them all.
>  Worked a treat - no more death rattle.  I think that when the exploratory
> work was done to find my electrical gremlin a month or two back, the
> mechanic may have not tightened everything back up completely.  Either that
> or something was binding rather than being properly tight, and worked loose
> over the intervening time.
>
> Either way, it all seems OK now, so I'm a happy camper once again.  Now I
> just have to buy and fit new shifter and counterbalancer shaft seals, and
> change the oil/filter, and she'll be good to go through winter.
>
> Thanks to all who responded.
>
> Simon.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Simon White" <swhite at consultant.com>
> > To: gpzlist at micapeak.com
> > Subject: Front end rattle
> > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:54:42 +1000
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My venerable GPZ has developed a rattle in the front end.  It gives a
> > definite "clunk" over even fairly small bumps - similar to sloppy head
> > bearings.  I actually thought it may be the head stem bearings working
> loose
> > (as they seem to do from time to time), but I checked yesterday and they
> > appear OK.  A friend of mine who has a Concours suggested the engine
> mounts
> > may be going.  I checked them also, and it does appear there is little
> to no
> > clearance between the exhaust and the bottom of the engine.
> >
> > My questions are as follows: how can I definitively check if the engine
> > mounts have collapsed; are they easily replaced (i.e. not requiring
> engine
> > removal); and how urgent is the replacement - am I damaging the bike
> riding
> > it like this?  I don't recall any other list member striking this issue,
> but
> > this may be due to having one of the higher milage/older models on the
> list.
> >
> > Any info/advice appreciated - along with suggestions of alternative
> causes
> > for the rattle.
> >
> > Simon
> > '95 GPz1100 - It's big, it's blue, it's quick.
> > Melbourne, Australia
> > So many cats, so few recipes.
>
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