tofastgt Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I have a 99 bird and I noticed that when I first start it up, in neutral with the clutch out, I hear alot of rattling coming out of the clutch cover. If I squeeze in the clutch, it goes away. After riding for awhile, the noise goes away. I've read that the clutch basket makes noise on these bikes. Is this the case, or should I look for another issue? The bike only has 24000 miles on it. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_40 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 It's normal no worries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Para045 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 It's normal no worries... +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblackbird2000 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 POS Honda. SELL IT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexxus Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 It's normal no worries... +1 I dont know if it is normal,what year birds are normally making this noise? I have a 99 and hav'nt heard a peep out of mine. could i be doing something wrong. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhubarbray Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I have a 99 bird and I noticed that when I first start it up, in neutral with the clutch out, I hear alot of rattling coming out of the clutch cover. If I squeeze in the clutch, it goes away. After riding for awhile, the noise goes away. I've read that the clutch basket makes noise on these bikes. Is this the case, or should I look for another issue? The bike only has 24000 miles on it. Any help would be appreciated. I have a 2000 Bluebird with the same problem. Originally, I had intended on lifting the tank to sync the throttle bodies like I do with my other bikes only to find 2 twin throttle bodies with no provision for synching!! Has anyone found a way of adjusting the synch or mixture to smooth out the idle? Mine does the same thing when cold and when warming up. When warm,...the noise nearly disappears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborneXX Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 It's engineered that way to act as a back up to the neutral light :icon_shifty: Perfectly normal. Every Honda I've owned does the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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