Puncher
Junior Member
I have an '04 FZ6 with about 23k miles. I bought it when it had 13k. Great bike. Love it.
Recently I've been getting a sort of clicking noise, like how it would sound if the chain had a bad link, in 1st and 2nd gear when taking off. The chain looks fine though; all the x-rings look to be in good shape as do the links. It may be the original chain though. It does the loose-tight-loose thing too but it doesn't seem too bad and I've read this is normal?
The rear sprocket looks fine to me. The front sprocket, I'm not sure. The chain has worn down to the plastic inside the sprocket but idk if this is normal or not.
I had also started clutchless shifting before this happened in 3rd gear and up (never the low gears) after reading that it was ok to do so a few different places.
I tried working the front sprocket to check for play in the transmission bearing but it feels fine.
I tried my best to capture the sound on video. Watch with annotations on: GOPR0019 - YouTube
I'm thinking its either the chain and sprockets, or the transmission bearing. What do you all think?
Recently I've been getting a sort of clicking noise, like how it would sound if the chain had a bad link, in 1st and 2nd gear when taking off. The chain looks fine though; all the x-rings look to be in good shape as do the links. It may be the original chain though. It does the loose-tight-loose thing too but it doesn't seem too bad and I've read this is normal?
The rear sprocket looks fine to me. The front sprocket, I'm not sure. The chain has worn down to the plastic inside the sprocket but idk if this is normal or not.
I had also started clutchless shifting before this happened in 3rd gear and up (never the low gears) after reading that it was ok to do so a few different places.
I tried working the front sprocket to check for play in the transmission bearing but it feels fine.
I tried my best to capture the sound on video. Watch with annotations on: GOPR0019 - YouTube
I'm thinking its either the chain and sprockets, or the transmission bearing. What do you all think?
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