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2006 honda 450 squeak noise

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Posted by: givi1999---------------------

im about to purchase a 06 crf 450 from a buddy for 5000.00.
bike is very clean and has about 10 hours on it. Bike has been sitting for about 6 months in his basement before i fired it up this afternoon. Question is when i started the bike and was waiting for it to warm up i heard this squeak noise coming somewhere from around the motor, so i got down and was watching and listening and i heard it 3 or 4 more times. By the second time i found that it was coming from the transmission and when it squeaked i could see the front sprocket twitch forward a little. WEIRD (almost like it was in gear and i was slowly letting the clutch out). Or almost like a dry bearing or clutch pad. Is this the start to some sort of future problem? Or is this mabee from sitting with out being ran for months. I then rode the bike and everything seemed normal from then on out. brought the bike back and let it idle for about 60 seconds and sounded normal.


Posted by: _JOE_---------------------

My local honda dealer has a new 06 in the newspaper today for 4999. Sounds like a bearing was dry in the tranny.


Posted by: givi1999---------------------

so maybe a bearing dry in the tranny...is that a problem or normal?


Posted by: XR250rdr---------------------

Thats a bad thing. Those transmissions are designed to be lubricated by the bike moving around to slosh the oil. The gears do not sit directly in the oil bath.


Posted by: IndyMX---------------------

Quote:
Originally Posted by givi1999
im about to purchase a 06 crf 450 from a buddy for 5000.00.



That's way too much for a USED bike.

Doesn't matter how many hours are on it. It's still used.


Posted by: breezeair---------------------

When I bought my 06 I heard the same noise. It was so loud that everyone around turned to look. It started just after start up and lasted just a few seconds. I added a few ounces of oil to the tranny and it never happened again. If you search this I think you will find several people have had this issue.


Posted by: givi1999---------------------

Thanks i will add a few ounces then.


Posted by: Spokes574---------------------

It sounds like a familiar issue posted in magazines. If the oil level in the tranny is low, you will here a squalling noise. Do not overfill. You should fill up with 22 ounces and you should be good to go.

Spokes574



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