Wheel bearing problem?? (fxr150)

[m00sie]

Ok youll have to forgive my noobiness and crappy explanation, but my bike is making this weird swish-swish-swish noise lol thought it might be a loose chain, but it looks alright...could it be a wheel bearing problem?

[98tls]

is the chain lubed?give it a good coating and see if it goes away.

[m00sie]

will do thanks

[avgas]

Also check disc's and pads. If it turns into a screech screech - u need pads.

[bobsmith]

a loose chain,

Sounds like a tight chain... urrr I mean tight spots in chain, try to inspect the rollers in the chain and see if you can see any rust, like others said it may be the brake disc...

or it could be worn or misaligned sprokets. (in case of misaligned sprokets you just need to re-align the back wheel I think)

turn the wheel and see what the frequency of the sound is...., is it coming once every turn of the back wheel at the same point? (which would point to something to do with the rear wheel such as rear sproket, rear brake disc, etc...) or does it come more frequently? (which would point to the chain, front sproket, or maybe even the gear box (probably not...))

Hope this helps

[FROSTY:Me]

could be the holes in the disks passing by the pads

[imdying]

Yep, check the chain for tight (rooted) spots before you go any further. Don't want it pulling on the output shaft and rooting the gearbox bearings

After that, wheel bearings are 1 minute to check.

What happens if you pull in the clutch and coast, noise still there?

[slimyxylofone]

I have no idea what your problem is but may be able to help with diagnosing a wheel bearing problem. You have a problem with bearings if the wheel moves side to side pivoting at the centre of the wheel, even a few mm. You have a spacer problem if the wheel moves back and foward. Spacers sit between the bearings and axel (I think) to stop the wheel moving around.

sometimes you'll have both a missing spacer and fucked bearings, like I did a month ago. I didn't have swishing sound though, just shaky feeling in corners.

Hope you get the prob sorted