Bike Meowing

[Roki_nz]

I had just gotten my brand new ninja a couple of weeks ago. It was going fine until last week it started making a funny sound, similar to a cat meowing.

It happens when I am on the bike or have just dismounted and tends come on and off periodically for quite a while after I have gotten off the bike.

The sound appears to be come from the front of the bike maybe the front forks. Is this normal for a new bike or something I should be rushing it back to the dealer for a look.

If anyone could shed some light on this I would be very grateful.

Cheers

[sunhuntin]

check you havent hit a cat

[imdying]

Tank venting as the temperature changes. Only bikes I've heard to it are Kwakas, not sure if that's because of the way they design them, or I've only ever heard it on them... We just tell the green bikes to shut up :lol:

[nodrog]

you would shit yourself if you heard my bike after its been turned off then, it sounds like its sending a fax.

and imdying is right, its the fuel tank venting, its a kawasaki thing. its quite amusing in summer, especially if you have a few parked together.

[phantom]

Mine does it too. Mentioned a lot on one of the ER6 forums ( or is that fora ). Just treat it as one of the pleasures of owning a Kawazaki

[Roki_nz]

Mine does it too. Mentioned a lot on one of the ER6 forums ( or is that fora ). Just treat it as one of the pleasures of owning a Kawazaki

Even when you first get on it?


(sorry just been paranoid)

[Nordy]

yup, its a well documented thing,

this (http://www.kawiforums.com/showthread.php?t=107901) might help

[phantom]

Possibly its the tank venting ( as mentioned before by my learned companion ) and even moving the bike around will slop the liquid gold , known as petrol, around again causing venting, but really I wouldn't have a clue but they all do it ( Normally can't hear it once it is going over the fairing rattling - another known issue )

[slofox]

Check the cat isn't hiding under the seat.....

[sugilite]

The reason Kawasaki's meow like pussies is to remind you that you just never get sick of riding them :innocent:

[Roki_nz]

Cool looks like nouthing to worry about, unless i did hit a cat.................

[TonyB]

Cooling fan?

[Devil]

you would shit yourself if you heard my bike after its been turned off then, it sounds like its sending a fax.

hah, i've always wondered what that was. The Street Triple does it too... actually all the new Triumphs I think.

Big Brother is watching!

[James Deuce]

Mine must be broken! It doesn't meow!

[Roki_nz]

Cooling fan?


For the cat or the sound lol

[avgas]

hah, i've always wondered what that was. The Street Triple does it too... actually all the new Triumphs I think.

Big Brother is watching!
And they changed the whole engine so at idle it sounds like an industrial conveyor line rather than the nice burble the old 98 model had.
Is it still a Sagem engine management system in the new ones? Sagem also make good phones :rolleyes::mobile:

[Roki_nz]

Possibly its the tank venting ( as mentioned before by my learned companion ) and even moving the bike around will slop the liquid gold , known as petrol, around again causing venting, but really I wouldn't have a clue but they all do it ( Normally can't hear it once it is going over the fairing rattling - another known issue )


So its normal to hear this even as i am riding at 50km

[James Deuce]

I would guess not. I'm wondering what the cat stuck in your airbox is living on.

[zeocen]

Hmm, James Deuce, when I had an 04 Z750 as a loan bike for about 4 days I really did notice a high pitched whine while riding, then when I got my bike back from it's 1k service (ER6F) I noticed that it also had the same wine, just ever so slightly quieter. The Z750 was very noticeable though, it was like a jet whirl constantly in the background, kinda cool! :P

Maybe your sport tour version has relieved you of sounding like a mini jet!

I just put the whine down to the usual Kawasaki knick-knacks, the reason most of us love them! :D