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Title: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: hootmon on June 22, 2009, 09:31:10 PM
still on my trip back from Va... I elected to give up on my MP3 player and just go with earplugs... With the earplugs in, there is a notable transmission whine in 4th and 5th gear under load... I am unsure if this has always been there, or something new... My bike has near 70K... does this sound familiar to anyone... Can some try some foam earplugs and take a quick run on their Gen 3 and see if you hear a whine from the tranny??? If I pull in the clutch or let off the gas the whine goes away... I replaced my oil just prior to the present trip... The chain could be a little tighter, but nothing major... Any suggestions? Helpful comments??Thanx
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: mtrosclair on June 22, 2009, 10:10:07 PM
I don't have any earplugs but I will listen real close on the way into work tomorrow.  Sometimes i hear something that sounds like a tranny whine  but I have always written it off to tire or road surface noise.  I have 19000 miles btw.
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: Indonlire on June 23, 2009, 05:50:13 AM
I ride with ear plugs and have not noticed any "whine" from my bike.  Also only have 19K on "Serenity".
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: lragan on June 23, 2009, 06:34:34 AM
I also ride with earplugs, but that is because I am losing my hearing (and lots of other important faculties, :lol: :lol:) and want to preserve what I have left as best I can.

Add in the Cobra Pipes, helmet wind noise, tires on the road noise, etc., etc., and I don't hear any tranny noise at all!!  Or much of anything else, for that matter...
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: mtrosclair on June 23, 2009, 08:46:58 PM
I was unable to reproduce it on my bike sorry, but if a whine turns up you will be the first to know!!
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: Curtis_Valk on June 23, 2009, 10:46:41 PM
The only whine I ever hear from a Magna is "I need to stop for fuel". ha ha ha (ducking and running)  :shock:

Curtis
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: roboto65 on June 23, 2009, 10:52:18 PM
Solved that problem got a Valk oops no I did not straight cut gears  :lol: :lol: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: Curtis_Valk on June 24, 2009, 07:59:39 AM
Quote from: roboto65 on June 23, 2009, 10:52:18 PM
Solved that problem got a Valk oops no I did not straight cut gears  :lol: :lol: :grin: :grin:

You're right Allen, at 50 mph the Valk tranny howls like a banshee, and my Kury chrome tranny cover seems to amplify it.

Curtis
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: Charles S Otwell on June 24, 2009, 10:32:41 AM
QuoteValk tranny howls like a banshee

Ain't that the truth  :shock:..

I don't get to ride Brenda's Magna much anymore, but haven't noticed any tranny whine when I have.
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: Smoked U on June 25, 2009, 10:59:51 AM
I have not noticed a whine in "Baby Vee" since I bought her.

I suggest you put your MP3 player back in your ears, put on AC/DC Live and turn it waaaay up. This should eliminate the whining noise.

It also might help to buy some fresh feta cheese to enjoy with your whine. Just a thought. :lol:

How much do you want for that cat with the Star Trek hairdo :?: :?: :?:
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: hootmon on June 25, 2009, 01:17:28 PM
Quote from: Smoked U on June 25, 2009, 10:59:51 AM

How much do you want for that cat with the Star Trek hairdo :?: :?: :?:
Sorry.. he got a little too close to a light socket.. He got good reception of the electricity too..  :shock:
Title: Re: '94 transmission "whine"
Post by: Smoked U on June 25, 2009, 05:32:18 PM
Quote from: hootmon on June 25, 2009, 01:17:28 PM
Quote from: Smoked U on June 25, 2009, 10:59:51 AM

How much do you want for that cat with the Star Trek hairdo :?: :?: :?:
Sorry.. he got a little too close to a light socket.. He got good reception of the electricity too..  :shock:

Hope his is better than mine on the digital converter box. My stuff gets pixelated off and on and the audio has a bunch of trash white noise in it when the volume is up above average.