'91 Bandit 400, All was well until...
03-03-2007, 03:20 PM
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Re: '91 Bandit 400, All was well until...
another thing is going on guys...now, i haven't ridden the bike since the chain issue...i just got back from steve's and i unloaded the bike...started it, after it warmed up i pulled the clutch lever and tried to put it in 1st, as soon as i did this the bike shut off (stall)...then i tried to rev it a little higher and while holding the clutch in kicked down for 1st and again, it stalled, but since it was revved higher it kinda jolted forward as if i wasn't even holding in the clutch...perhaps this was the sound i was hearing before? maybe something internal? views? help? i wanna ride it again!
it's got a safety switch that kills the bike if you put it in gear and the kickstand isn't all the way up. it's to keep you from driving away with it down.
03-03-2007, 05:27 PM
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okay, i just got back from a test ride (a couple miles in the neighborhood) the loud popping noise is gone, but it kinda makes a weird droaning sound...like, as if a brake pad is applying and kinda rubbing against the rotor...something's making a rubbing sound...damn i wish i knew more about bikes lol, but w/ the new chain its a TON smoother, and much quicker to respond than before...i wonder what that other sound is, but @ least it's not scary to ride anymore
03-04-2007, 07:23 AM
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dunno on that one, i'd have to hear it myself. i went thru the front and rear brakes before i ever even rode it, so i doubt the brakes are dragging, but it's possible i guess.
03-04-2007, 09:37 AM
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03-04-2007, 09:40 AM
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nah it's not coming from the chain, it sounds like its closer to the gearbox, it makes the most noise when im slowing down, i'll take it to u whenever you've got some free time to take it for a spin
03-04-2007, 10:41 AM
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works for me. noises are very hard to diagnose without hearing it firsthand.
i honestly don't see how someone (the inspector) could have done any damage to the bike with what you said he did, but, i wasn't there, so i didn't see it to know exactly what happened.
in any case, i'll see what there is to see, and hear, when you bring it by.
i honestly don't see how someone (the inspector) could have done any damage to the bike with what you said he did, but, i wasn't there, so i didn't see it to know exactly what happened.
in any case, i'll see what there is to see, and hear, when you bring it by.
