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Starter squeaks/chirps just as engine starts
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<blockquote data-quote="rp.foster" data-source="post: 1079703" data-attributes="member: 27900"><p>hey mind trip. I think I had a similar sound in 2010. Got caught in a snowstorm crossing NC-TN border and had a slow speed drop (left side slider did the job, but caught the lower case ever so slightly)...barely a scratch. After the snow plow man nearly hit me, I picked up the bike, checked for leaks and damage and gave it a try---similar symptoms you mentiuoned, starter worked, but almost like a whistling sound. Got it back and found out one of the lower left case dowels ( I think 2 each) was slight bent causing it to rub on startup. The guy that was helping me work it said he couldn't even tell it was bent when the case come off (no binding, pinching)...must be pretty tight tolerance wise. Replaced the two dowels, the cover and it hasn't returned since. You mentioned you just pulled it from storage.. if your storage is a quarter like my mess, think something could have fell and whacked it pretty good during the incarceration? I think your problem area is in that lower left. Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rp.foster, post: 1079703, member: 27900"] hey mind trip. I think I had a similar sound in 2010. Got caught in a snowstorm crossing NC-TN border and had a slow speed drop (left side slider did the job, but caught the lower case ever so slightly)...barely a scratch. After the snow plow man nearly hit me, I picked up the bike, checked for leaks and damage and gave it a try---similar symptoms you mentiuoned, starter worked, but almost like a whistling sound. Got it back and found out one of the lower left case dowels ( I think 2 each) was slight bent causing it to rub on startup. The guy that was helping me work it said he couldn't even tell it was bent when the case come off (no binding, pinching)...must be pretty tight tolerance wise. Replaced the two dowels, the cover and it hasn't returned since. You mentioned you just pulled it from storage.. if your storage is a quarter like my mess, think something could have fell and whacked it pretty good during the incarceration? I think your problem area is in that lower left. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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