How noisy is your Transmission

[Danie]

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Not even a slight whine in 4th gear?[/quote]

Nope, 4th gear is dead quite as well.

Maybe something is wrong with my R65 then ??

By the way, I use my R65 for commuting purposes - 48 kms per day, 5 days per week.

[rev_mook]

Mine doesn't whine either.

[donbmw]

My 1982 bought new with close to 100,000 miles makes no abnormal noise. Even my 1975R90 did not make any noise even when the out put shaft bearing froze up and spun. I replaced the shaft and all the bearing but no gears. It still make no abnormal noises.

[Air4Life]

Experience is always nice to have - as long as you can afford to get it...

I'd offer to record my bike while traveling down the road, but I just don't know how to effectively blanket out the wind noise over the machines.

I think this topic is a good reason for bike meets and such.  What might be described one way to one person may be of no consequence to another.    

Addendum:

TO add my tiny experience.  At low speeds I at times notice the drive-line sounds (I don't think I'd call it a whine though...). Normally the rapid tap tap tap is what I notice most when I am riding; or is it better described as the buzz of the valve train going clickety clickety?

[Danie]

For what it's worth - a  friend once told me about a rear diff problem on his car. He was also aware of a whining noise at 4th gear, at the same car, while he was having the problem at the rear diff.

To cut a long story short - the diff at his car has been rebuilt, (without touching the gearbox) and suddenly the whining noise in 4th gear has disappeared completely.

The guy came to the conclusion that the whining noise in 4th gear was actually coming from the rear diff, and has been transferred to the gearbox via the drive shaft - simply because the 4th gear has been a "direct drive".

This made me think  there might be is a possibility that in some cases, (maybe at R65's as well) there is a possibility that whining noises in 4th gear could be coming from a diff problem.

[Barry]

This made me think there might be is a possibility that in some cases, (maybe at R65's as well) there is a possibility that whining noises in 4th gear could be coming from a diff problem.

I can well imagine something like that could happen. I once had a car that I was convinced had a diff whine which disappeared at exactly 80 MPH. It actually turned out to be a bad wheel bearing.

Going back to the original posters question I would say an R65 that has consistent transmission whine whatever the source is not normal.

[raymr]

Nope, 4th gear is dead quite as well.

Maybe something is wrong with my R65 then ??

By the way, I use my R65 for commuting purposes - 48 kms per day, 5 days per week.

I would amend my question by saying the sound is not audible above the wind roar. But if I crouch down behind the windscreen and and flip up my face shield, there is definitely a mechanical gear sound in 4th that goes away after shifting to 5th. I hope it's within the range of "normal".    

[RSMike]

hmm, I would have to say this discussion is all a bit subjective.

One man's barely noticeable whine may be anothers loud clatter, especially amongst old motorcyclists with invariably damaged hearing (speaking for myself here!),  

What would make it all a bit less subjective is if R65Singh posted an audio file of his pride and joy at idle, warmed up, video would be nice also.