250 miles later and I can safely say that a new clutch basket has made no real difference at all. Only a slight improvement so don’t waste your bucks! Ride it hard until something really breaks! Cheers
Thanks for the advice mark, does it shudder around 3000-4000rpm? When I shift down to first I can hear a slight wine from the clutch, anything I should be concerned about? 06 dl650. Joshua. Cheers
Thanks for this video, I have a 2008 dl650 and I was planning on pulling the clutch out of my bike this weekend, due to the noise you are talking about, 20k on the clock, looked after v-strom, never ridden in anger, and I have been concerned about this noise for the past year or maybe longer. After watching this video, I’m not going to bother pulling it to pieces, as I can guess, I will find the same as you have, spend a great deal of money on something that doesn’t need fixing! Thank you for posting this and putting my mind at rest 👍
I got this knocking on my 39K miles 650 I was pretty convinced it was the rear wheel baring that was shot but there is no side to side movement on the wheel whatsoever… I guess it’s this “thing” and the best fix is just no fix at all 😂
Man I just bought a brand new 2022, it just rolled over 250 mile and started making this noise. I didn't see one video on this problem till after I decided to pull the trigger and bought one lol, I'm going to see what the dealership mechanic says and see if I'm still a happy camper lol.
The good news is that it doesn't do any harm internally. I noticed it only at idle. Much like a Ducati which they cloned. I bought a 1000 after and it did not exhibit the same problem. Both were great bikes over all that stood up to some serious use with ease.
@onlymarkallen it's still making the noise at 4000 miles, fixing to do my second oil change. I brought it to a dealership, and they were really concerned until they called suzuki, and suzuki told them it was a common issue with that bike. The mechanic said he owned a 1000 and it did not make that noise. I mean it was quite and then it wasn't, the mystery continues,lol
No change! I left a comment on at the top of the thread. It really is just the play in the gear mesh. Other manufacturers have solved this with various solutions but at the price point it is still a fine bike that performs well. And it's still quieter than a Ducati!
You have to watch till the end, and read the follow up comment. There is no fix. A counter sprung gear such as you would find in a Honda would do it but they did not go that way. The slop in non lethal lol.
250 miles later and I can safely say that a new clutch basket has made no real difference at all. Only a slight improvement so don’t waste your bucks! Ride it hard until something really breaks! Cheers
Thanks for the advice mark, does it shudder around 3000-4000rpm? When I shift down to first I can hear a slight wine from the clutch, anything I should be concerned about? 06 dl650. Joshua. Cheers
Thank you very much for your Video! I was serching since a while for this information.
Best regards from indoctrinated Germany
Thanks for this video, I have a 2008 dl650 and I was planning on pulling the clutch out of my bike this weekend, due to the noise you are talking about, 20k on the clock, looked after v-strom, never ridden in anger, and I have been concerned about this noise for the past year or maybe longer. After watching this video, I’m not going to bother pulling it to pieces, as I can guess, I will find the same as you have, spend a great deal of money on something that doesn’t need fixing!
Thank you for posting this and putting my mind at rest 👍
Awesome. You are exactly the target audience I was hoping to reach. Thanks for watching.
I got this knocking on my 39K miles 650
I was pretty convinced it was the rear wheel baring that was shot but there is no side to side movement on the wheel whatsoever…
I guess it’s this “thing” and the best fix is just no fix at all 😂
Man I just bought a brand new 2022, it just rolled over 250 mile and started making this noise. I didn't see one video on this problem till after I decided to pull the trigger and bought one lol, I'm going to see what the dealership mechanic says and see if I'm still a happy camper lol.
The good news is that it doesn't do any harm internally. I noticed it only at idle. Much like a Ducati which they cloned. I bought a 1000 after and it did not exhibit the same problem. Both were great bikes over all that stood up to some serious use with ease.
@onlymarkallen it's still making the noise at 4000 miles, fixing to do my second oil change. I brought it to a dealership, and they were really concerned until they called suzuki, and suzuki told them it was a common issue with that bike. The mechanic said he owned a 1000 and it did not make that noise. I mean it was quite and then it wasn't, the mystery continues,lol
Thanks for this vid man, I'm assuming the sound didn't go away? Tried to find the second video but couldn't find it. Thanks for the info !!
No change! I left a comment on at the top of the thread. It really is just the play in the gear mesh. Other manufacturers have solved this with various solutions but at the price point it is still a fine bike that performs well. And it's still quieter than a Ducati!
Thanks, very informative video.
Glad it was helpful!
yep. I'm here with my 2005 wee apart with the exact same problem.
Just got a 2010 and I think I have thecsame issue. Did you ever find a fix???
You have to watch till the end, and read the follow up comment. There is no fix. A counter sprung gear such as you would find in a Honda would do it but they did not go that way. The slop in non lethal lol.