Weird noise

[Galapagos]

I was about 20 minutes into a nice ride yesterday and heard a strange noise from the front engine or tire area. The only way to describe it was as if the bike had run over a flattened pop can in the road. Short rasp and it was gone not to appear the rest of the day. No big thing.

Today I am riding and the same noise appeared. Short rasp and it did not come back. Bike ran fine.

There was nothing in the road that I saw and I watch carefully for rough surfaces when riding.

 

Anybody ever experience somthing like this? I have an 03 RSTD with about 15K on it.

Edited September 16, 2012 by Man of Steel

[etcswjoe]

I have two ideas:

1. Check you fork air deflectors and see if they are loose, broke or bent. I had a similar sound when one of mine bent and was hitting the brake caliper.

2. Check to see if your exhaust or exhaust covers are loose

[Galapagos]

Checked the deflectors, fairings and windshield. Nothing loose. The exhaust is also normal. Nothing under the bike is loose. Guess I wait and see.

[k9cottage]

not a small stone in the disc pads thrown up by the tires happens in my car as i live up a gravel road.