neil king Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I'm looking at an '03 125. When cold there is noise from the clutch area, when it is warm it sounds like a cement mixer. The noise changes a little when you pull the clutch lever, is the same in gear or out of gear. It is quieter when slipping the clutch under load. Any ideas? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 It is normally something with them with the basket and gears on the back. All of them that I have heard make more noise then the others, but Have not seen them actually fail. Saw one with the basket that had slack in the rivets, you could work the gear against the basket. Made noise, but was still running fine last weekend. You have to decide what is "too" bad for your comfort level. This your's, you looking to buy or are you a shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil king Posted December 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Alan, thanks for the repy. A friend is looking to buy the bike. I'm trying to sort the mechanical problem to determine if it is a deal killer. The seller is a dealer and the potential buyer is a woman. The bike is nice, but he has had it for sale for about a year. I think the noise has spooked previous prospective buyers, it is pretty loud. Of couse the seller hasn't came out and said he cannot sell it because it sounds like a car shreader, but told her that may need an adjustment. I'm just fishing for informaton, I hate for her to get the bike only for it to blow up shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Well, I HATE it when people are selling things and it will be fine with a little ADJUSTMENT,,,, then make the darn adjustment and I will buy it..... If it is that darn simple, he would have done it already. At that point, the question comes down too me of what will the guy let me do / take apart and look at, and how much work am I willing to do on a bike that is not mine, and if I find something ugly, I am just going to hand back to him. I would just ask him to pull the right cover if I was concerned, and peer around inside. If he was unwilling, I would look for another bike. Seems to me that he would want to sort it out anyway. I would expect to pay $20 to look for the AF, Oil and gasket, but I would want it done while I was standing there (actually I would want to do it myself, but I am guessing that this lady is not a mechanic) and see what the oil, AF, and what not looked like. Could be something real minor making a heck of a racket in there, or could be something ready to grenade. The only way I know to really tell though is to take a look. And I would love to know what adjustment you can make to get rid of a noise...... Maybe riding the bike further away. Good luck on the hunt, I have done real well with rough bikes, but many just buy into troubles that they cannot handle. My personal bike has a worn out shifter fork, I know it, it is actually pretty easy to change, a new one is in my trailer, but I guess I am just lazy, but if I went to sell the bike, I would put it in before selling so that the buyer would get a ready to ride bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezza Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 It is ALWAYS a buyers market. Why consider a bike with a potential problem when there are plenty of one owner from new bikes out there? Some get bought and get ridden for a few months and then sit in a garage unused in near new condition. If it was me I would look at a few more, as many as you can in fact, it will give you a good idea of what is out there and eventually one will come up that suits your friend. Some owners are very fastidious re cleaning and maintenance, spending as much time cleaning as riding, find one of these and you will be well glad you waited a bit. Top-tip-Ask to look at the bikes air filter, its one of the easiest parts of the bike to maintain but vital for engine longevity, if that is dirty, chances are the bike has not been looked after. Happy hunting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I had a 2.0 sherco (same bottom end) that I thought had loose rivits. Turned out the basket is mounted to the gear with a rubber shock mount between. The movement is normal. I did try replacing the basket with the old styl (no rubber mount) which has no play at all, it made no difference in the noise. I removed and inspected all the parts and bearings and measured all the clearances where I could find play. I compared all the demensions to a 2.9 which was pretty quiet and found no differences. End result, its still noisy, extreamly reliable though. The bike has since been sold twice and has never had a problem, and still a very nice machine to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil king Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Sherpa, was your bike noisier at full opperating temp than cold? Anyway, I talkied to her the other day and she said it sounded very strange in 4th and 5th gear. I told her it was best she returned the bike. I helped her return the bike, but I didn't have time see what it sounded like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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