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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:21 pm
by blues2cruise
buddhacide wrote:Well, i went out today to take a spin and guess what. No more squeaking. SO i rode around for about an hour. When I came back, as i was putting my bike into my backyard I noticed it was back. I have a feeling its nothing too problematic.
What is your bike?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:23 pm
by NorthernPete
hes either got a Vstar 650- Custom or Classic....
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:04 pm
by buddhacide
Yeah its a classic.
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:06 pm
by blues2cruise
You better get those splines checked. On some V-Stars the factory was not putting enough grease on the splines and it has been known to cause final drive failure.
My bike is a 650 V-Star Classic and it was squeaking intermittently for awhile, hearing it only at low speeds. But it got worse and I could hear it squeaking at city speed as well and more frequently.
It hasn't squeaked from the rear since.
If only I could do something about the front brake sqeaking........
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:20 pm
by blues2cruise
Here is a link from the local chat section of TMW.
http://www.650ccnd.com/shaft2.htm
It explains about the splines.
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:26 am
by buddhacide
Took it into the shop. They suggested it was probably just tire pressure, as they had another guy in there this morning with the same issue. So they did a full inspection and found no problems. Better safe than sorry i guess.