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Author Message   Carbonbigfoot Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 06:11 pm:        About 2 or 3 weeks ago, I started a thread on a weird noise in the motor on my CR. To me, it sounded like a chain slapping around, like a cam chain tensioner wasn't tensioning. Just got a call today, saying the nut on the clutch side was a bit loose, slacking up I guess the clutch assembly, as well as the gear(s ?) that drive the balance shafts. Everything looked ok, no damage, so they're buttoning it up and I'll have her back soon. Fortunately, I've gotten to use the down time to break in my wife's new black CR! It's kind of nice to ride a quiet, stock bike, but I really do miss the rumble and bark of my Drummer. Anyway, there's the symptoms and the cure. If you hear a sudden increase in a clatter noise just off idle, from the left side of the motor, look at the nut on the clutch side. R   Tbenson Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:28 am:        Mine was doing this straight out of the Dealer (real bad). I posted this solution to some others on here that was asking about excessive noise and lose of power. It made a night and day difference for mine. This was a bulletin for the race teams to up the torque on the nut, not a known issue for street bikes.   Stevej Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 - 04:35 pm:        clutch hub nut? I thought only my Suzuki's did that.   Kevin_stevens Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:16 pm:        No, I had a friend lose the motor on his Ducati ST from the same thing. KeS   Carbonbigfoot Posted on Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:25 pm:        I'm just glad I had a nice quiet exhaust so I could hear the noise.... Oh, wait... R   Andros Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 06:28 pm:        Great post. Mine does this as well. Will get it fixed asap.   Cafefun Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 06:48 pm:        Stevej what kind of Suzukis are you riding that the clutch nut comes loose on?   Ccryder Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 08:26 pm:        My 00' X1 cracked the nut on the crankshaft and it raised a RACKET!! I was lucky that I caught it real quick. ABnormal noises need to be investigated quickly. Later   Jaimec Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 09:44 pm:        My bike always had a problem with the loose nut holding the handlebars...   Ccryder Posted on Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 10:27 pm:        DArn I even have that problem in my truck, a loose nut behind the wheel (maybe even behind this keyboard LOL)! Maybe I need another beer, yeah that will help ;+} Later   Carbonbigfoot Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 10:25 am:        Couldn't hurt....! R   Zac4mac Posted on Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 11:46 pm:        GREAT idea.

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