noise in my transmition

123joedrake · Post by **123joedrake** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:27 pm

Hello I have a 1968 scrambler, i feel like my transmition is making way to much noise than it should, also feels like it gets really hot. is this heat and noise normal

jensey · Post by **jensey** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:22 am

Hi,

Please add your location, maybe someone near you can make the difference.

Maybe a short introduction about yourself ? Maybe a short introduction about the bike ?, the history ?, how you got it ? any pictures of the bike ? A little more info doesn't heart, the way you ask this question won't solve your problem either.

Did you read yourself in ? looked at an exploded view of the engine ?, did you try to locate the sound ? is there oil in the engine ? how does it look like ?

The internet is a source of free information, but in the end it's all about the quality of the information you want / get.

And in most cases the information you get is made of the same quality as the quality of how the questions is asked.

One of the worst quality question is : the engine doesn't run, what is wrong ?
And a good answer to that question is : It's broken, dump it or fix it.

Well, I guess you understand why I don't try to answer your question.

Why should I put more energy and words in formulating an answer then you put energy and words in your question ?

Jensen

123joedrake · Post by **123joedrake** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:41 am

Hi I recently purchased the bike in Los angeles. The bike is in good shape and i have been slowly going through it,cleaning surface rust, tuning the carbs, replacing damaged parts such as the sealed headlight I also replaced the rectifier and battery to modernise the electrics a little

There is oil in the engine but i was thinking that an oil change would be a good idea. The noise seems to be mostly coming from the bottom end and is definatly not knocking. I read a little on here about the adjusting chain in there.

I noticed the heat after i had taken the bike on the freeway and opened it up a little more than I had previously.

I hope this provides a little more information, any advise or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Joe

jensey · Post by **jensey** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:11 pm

Hi,

How hot is hot ? Oil in my engine is getting hot too after riding it on a high way.
Does the engine sounds strange ? Is the kick starter still attached and working ?

Does the kick starter shake while the bike is riding ?

Jensen