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Author Message   Captjoe Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 09:20 am:        Recently, I've noticed a constant loud clicking sound coming from the transmission. It basically sounds like a large sewing machine working overtime. It seems to be happening in all gears but it's most noticeable in 3rd at 3500rpm or higher. If I pull in the clutch, it goes away. I've noticed it for a while but it does seem to be getting louder as I put more miles on the bike. It's up to 3000 miles now. Anyone experience this?   Jelomadnes Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 06:16 pm:        Are you sure you have the proper amount of oil? No joke. My bike sounds like a coffee grinder when it gets a just a tiny bit low.   Captjoe Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 12:11 pm:        Engine oil looks good. Still trying to figure out how and if I can check the transmission oil....   Boogiman1981 Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 12:15 pm:        bro it's a unit built the engine oil is the trans oil   Captjoe Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 12:46 pm:        Thanks Boogiman1981. You've discovered I'm not a mechanic! So it can't be caused by low oil from the looks of things.   Boogiman1981 Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 12:56 pm:        are you sure you are using the correct check procedure? the 08 as a very specific procedure to follow the 09 and 10 have a sight glass the procedure is listed at the top of this page   Captjoe Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 02:23 pm:        Mine is a 2009 model. Just re-checked the oil following the procedures stated in the manual and it's fine. If anything, it may be a bit too full actually.   Dktechguy112 Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 03:18 pm:        boogiman1981, only the 2010's have the sight glass, or 09's with 2010 engines. captjoe, make sure you preform hot check on the oil, the cold check is not very accurate IMO. When i do a cold check on my bike, it shows the oil barely at the min on the dipstick, but when i do a hot check, the oil is right at the full mark.   Captjoe Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:57 am:        Well it's been to the doctor and after having ridden it, they tell me it's not making any sound that seems out of the ordinary. It sounds good in there opinion. At least it has a case open and if something does get progressively worse in the future, I can refer back to the old "But you said..." line. Thanks for the help guys!

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