955i Triumph cold start noise?

[Naki Rat]

From time to time, and more especially on a very cold start the Sprint will make a loud droning noise which seems to be coming from the front of the engine. Occasionally this will not be immediate on starting but will start happening during the warm up period. Stopping the engine and restarting solves the problem.

I can visualise the likes of something not disengaging as the symptoms seem this way inclined. Anybody else encountered this, or solved it?

[Sensei]

Call Kerry Wallis at TripleFourensics in Opunake 067618289 he services Triumphs for a living & is one of the best there is . Tell him Scott with the RSVR sent you .

[YellowDog]

Hey Naki Rat. Sorry to hear about these problems. Will be intersted to hear the outcome.

[ynot slow]

Noise is 1 cylinder to many or to less.

The mayor of Opunake is your man to see (as per Sensei).Then when all fixed a nice journey to Whanga and back.

[oldrider]

Call Kerry Wallis at TripleFourensics in Opunake 067618289 he services Triumphs for a living & is one of the best there is . Tell him Scott with the RSVR sent you .

+1 Right on your back door too!

[Owl]

Call Kerry Wallis at TripleFourensics in Opunake 067618289 he services Triumphs for a living & is one of the best there is . Tell him Scott with the RSVR sent you .

+3 The man is a legend!

Noise is 1 cylinder to many or to less.

You'll keep!

[ynot slow]

+3 The man is a legend!



You'll keep!

Only stating the obvious on both counts.

You must be due a trip up soon.Hell I was nearly going to grab an ST 955 2003? was bloody hard decision not to when tossing up over bandit or st,cheaper bandit won over.

[Owl]

Only stating the obvious on both counts.

You must be due a trip up soon.Hell I was nearly going to grab an ST 955 2003? was bloody hard decision not to when tossing up over bandit or st,cheaper bandit won over.

I'll be a while away from heading up there. I can do basic stuff myself, but get Kerry to do the tricky stuff like shims etc. Then of course he goes and fixes the basic stuff I've got wrong!

[oldrider]

From time to time, and more especially on a very cold start the Sprint will make a loud droning noise which seems to be coming from the front of the engine. Occasionally this will not be immediate on starting but will start happening during the warm up period. Stopping the engine and restarting solves the problem.

I can visualise the likes of something not disengaging as the symptoms seem this way inclined. Anybody else encountered this, or solved it?

Please don't forget to post the answer to your original problem on here, will you!

So many of these KB threads just peter out to a nothing conclusion.

[Big Dave]

Worn clutch plates/springs for 5.

[Naki Rat]

Please don't forget to post the answer to your original problem on here, will you!

So many of these KB threads just peter out to a nothing conclusion.

Will do but other commitments have taken over from bike worries this week, like eggs hatching, ewes lambing, minor surgery, job hunting.....

[oldrider]

Will do but other commitments have taken over from bike worries this week, like eggs hatching, ewes lambing, minor surgery, job hunting.....

Thank you.

[Naki Rat]

Good weather for a ride yesterday so off to the Sugar Juice Cafe in Opunake and then paid Kerry Wallis at Triple Fourensics a visit. Very impressive workshop and operation

Kerry's educated opinion was that a burred (or similar) spline is causing the outer clutch drum to not release freely. The Sprint is due for a service so Kerry is booked to do that in the near future so all should be revealed.

[sinfull]

Tell him to chuck a thethescope (sp) on the rocker box on the left hand side and have a listen to the flapper on the breather outlet !
My 955i Speed 3 used to have an unnearving noise (even when warm, but cold worse) at about 2.5-3000 rpm, where it would sit while the chokes on !


Before ya go spending toooo much money that is !

You could say a flap in a breather wouldn't sound like a drone, but i would've called it that !

[Naki Rat]

Please don't forget to post the answer to your original problem on here, will you!

So many of these KB threads just peter out to a nothing conclusion.

Picked up the Sprint from Kerry at Triple Fourensics this morning. His original diagnosis proved to be correct in that the clutch spline was slightly distorted due to overtightening of bolt during past service (before my ownership), causing the mechanism to bind on cold starts. A lot of other minor faults found and fixed during the service too.

Very wet ride home from Opunake so easy does it but the difference to the Sprint's state of tune and general 'feel' was obvious by the end of the street. Roll on fine weather for a good ride to see hoe she really performs now