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Shelby Twp. MI | On the highway today and heard a high pitch whistle over 70 from the front any one else experience this? |
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New Bohemia, VA | rodog - 2008-10-05 6:37 PM On the highway today and heard a high pitch whistle over 70 from the front any one else experience this? Were you chasing a cop? The real question, was it a wind generated sound or was it mechanical sounding? Check all that stuff around the battery like the little charging cord. Personnally, I've never heard it. |
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North Orange County CA | Yeah I've got it. I have not been able to figure out where its coming from but its pretty annoying.
Next time I go out I'm going to apply some blue painters tape over the panel seams on the fairing and see if I can eliminate the noise. If so, then I think that I can isolate the noise by removing the tape until the sound starts again.
Its been loud enough that I have considered ear plugs.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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Shelby Twp. MI | Tarpits99 - 2008-10-05 7:49 PM
Yeah I've got it. I have not been able to figure out where its coming from but its pretty annoying.
Next time I go out I'm going to apply some blue painters tape over the panel seams on the fairing and see if I can eliminate the noise. If so, then I think that I can isolate the noise by removing the tape until the sound starts again.
Its been loud enough that I have considered ear plugs.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Good idea report back here with the findings....
and it is annoying it just started for us today....we even heard it over the radio at 15!
as far wind generated or mechanical....to me it sounds as if somthin is hitting a piece a metal at the right angle and creating this or a plastic part and cutting the wind like a shear..if this makes sense
I really need to find this!
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Shelby Twp. MI | Only the 2 of us ...man I was hoppin this was alrea5ya solved prob.....errrrr...this is gonna drove me nuts! |
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North Orange County CA | On mine it appears to be related though not necessarily caused by windscreen height. When I drop the shield it goes away; but then it could just be that the wind noise and the head buffeting that goes along with this is masking the whistle.
My temporary solution until I get the blue tape out - BOB DYLAN on the IPOD, loud, AVC on max!
"Idiot wind, blowing like a circle around my skull,
From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Capitol............."
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Montreal, QC Canada | I have the same whistle on mine. I just move the windscreen down a bit and it goes away. Not loud enough for me to complain....yet. |
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29 Palms California | you got to be kidding. Your answers are lower the windshield? I'm guessing it has something to do with the skinny belt guard. My buddy said he heard something while riding behind me. If your windshields lower, you get more wind in your face (EARS) then you hear less. I'm no rocket scientist, but come on. I got my Tour Premium Dec. 8 2007. I finally got the recall in the mail on the bike needing remapped, and my ignition being worked on. They expert advise i was getting on here, was i needed to adjust my riding style, then voltage regulator,,,and other asorted dumb, un-educated thoughts. I have been doing the logical thing, turning up my music, and lowering my windshield, because that will fix the whistle/squeak. I check my belt to make sure it's not erroding away...beyond that, anyone have a real idea what it is? |
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So Cal | I would love to hear a whistle. My hearing is so shot, my bike could sound like a John Deere and I wouldnt notice. The volume control on the radio works great. I do notice a moaning sound from the intake at cruising speed (I moan too when I'm sucked like that). |
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Shelby Twp. MI | Hmmmmm the belt .....is this a possiblty??? I do know I just posted lat week that my belt looked very loose .... |
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| I don't know if you are hearing the same thing I have been hearing, but my dealer worked with Victory and found that some pullies are not just right and the contact between the teeth and the belt are creating a chirp/squeal. Victory is checking tolerences and will ship a new one along with a new belt in about a week. Mine started making the noise around 5,000 miles and got worse. Now at 7,500 it is loud enough my wife could hear it from inside her vehicle as she followed me on the interstate on the way to the dealer. |
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Shelby Twp. MI | Nope mine is a whistle for sure...like when ya have your window down sorta.....the tech at my dealer took it and and heard it called bob at vitory...and they went over some things it could be we thought we may have found it put some painters tape on the gap we thought it was and i took it home to test it....nope not it...so we are still searchin for it... |
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Evergreen, CO | final drive belt alignment.....have the dealer check it CLOSELY. If the belt is not centered, it will make a chirping or whistling sound. Many of us on this forum have experienced this issue.
Edited by space_cwboy 2008-10-17 2:41 PM
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LaPorte,Tx. | My Vision was making a noise.......possibly called whistle or chirping noise and it wasn't the belt. It was located just in front of me in the dash area and it was in the 2500 to 3200 motor rpm range, didn't make any difference what gear. By placing my hand on and pressing the bezel cover over the gauges it stopped. Pulled of the bezel and it was rubbing on the center counsel where that little lip comes over the counsel. The contact point was about the diameter of a pencil. Dabbed on a little silicone sealant and a small piece of low density foam, noise is gone. |
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Fargo, ND | Mine had the same whistle on the interstate the other night at about 80. It happens only when the winshield is up all the way. I found that dropping it down about 1/8th of an inch eliminated the whistle without affecting my view. Simple solution. |
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Fargo, ND | VisionTex - 2008-10-17 4:33 PM
My Vision was making a noise.......possibly called whistle or chirping noise and it wasn't the belt. It was located just in front of me in the dash area and it was in the 2500 to 3200 motor rpm range, didn't make any difference what gear. By placing my hand on and pressing the bezel cover over the gauges it stopped. Pulled of the bezel and it was rubbing on the center counsel where that little lip comes over the counsel. The contact point was about the diameter of a pencil. Dabbed on a little silicone sealant and a small piece of low density foam, noise is gone.
I had that same issue, only mine was a louder very annoying vibration. Same solution. A strip of foam between the console and the bezel, problem solved. |
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Shelby Twp. MI | nohawg - 2008-10-18 11:49 AM
Mine had the same whistle on the interstate the other night at about 80. It happens only when the winshield is up all the way. I found that dropping it down about 1/8th of an inch eliminated the whistle without affecting my view. Simple solution.yeah. Tried that didn't work out for me |
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Shelby Twp. MI | Anyone figure this out it is getting very hard to drown out. Almost don't wanna ride it anymore |
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Shelby Twp. MI | Anyone figure this out it is getting very hard to drown out. Almost don't wanna ride it anymore |
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| I had the same problem only made noise over 75 mph. lowering the widshield helpedto get ride of it. I went home and disassembled the arms to the windshield added a little graphite grease and havent heard the noise yet it appears to be a vibration in the brakets for the electric windshield that make the noise. not a whistle at all it is a squeak..... |
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Shelby Twp. MI | az rob - 2008-11-03 6:56 AM
I had the same problem only made noise over 75 mph. lowering the widshield helpedto get ride of it. I went home and disassembled the arms to the windshield added a little graphite grease and havent heard the noise yet it appears to be a vibration in the brakets for the electric windshield that make the noise. not a whistle at all it is a squeak...... Hmmm not sure this is the same as mine but worth tryin....mine slighty starts at 60 then gets worse over 70 with the shield down really doesn't help it just muffles the sound I think...I have to find this cuase open highway riding is not good right now |
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Shelby Twp. MI | az rob - 2008-11-03 6:56 AM
I had the same problem only made noise over 75 mph. lowering the widshield helpedto get ride of it. I went home and disassembled the arms to the windshield added a little graphite grease and havent heard the noise yet it appears to be a vibration in the brakets for the electric windshield that make the noise. not a whistle at all it is a squeak.....
Could you go into more detail as where and what on the bracket ya did the grahpite too |
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| Rodog it's my cup holder. 
Glock |
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| Rodog all I did was take out the 3 bolts that run parallel to the ground (the ones that hold the windshield frame to the mounting points) add a little dab of graphite antiseize grease to the bolts and re-assemble stopped the noise above 65 mph not sure if this is the real fix or if it was somthing else but the noise is gone |
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Shelby Twp. MI | az rob - 2008-11-04 7:17 AM
Rodog all I did was take out the 3 bolts that run parallel to the ground (the ones that hold the windshield frame to the mounting points) add a little dab of graphite antiseize grease to the bolts and re-assemble stopped the noise above 65 mph not sure if this is the real fix or if it was somthing else but the noise is gone
Not sure this is my whistle but hell I wanna try anything at this point thanks |
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Shelby Twp. MI | Well UPDATE!!! went out today for 2hrs to look into this .....before I left I painters taped all the seems/gaps on the front end....noise gone!......next the long part ...started taken them off 1 by 1 ( glad this is a fun bike).....finally i belive after taking then off I found the area that the whistle is coming fromthe top of the head light end to end and the access panelran outa light here ...so now I have to investagte that area check behind the area and that....at least I now know the spot just gota find the kulprit!!!!! |
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whistle ?