Last night when I got home, I got off the bike and heard a noise. I looked around, and didn't see any lions or tigers lying in wait, so I took off my helmet, and heard the noise again.
About every 15 seconds or so, there would be this groaning noise coming from my 1990 ST1100 that would last for a couple of seconds.
I figured "fuel pump", so I took off the seat, but... the sound wasn't coming from there.
Moving around the bike I determined it to be coming from above the right footpeg, about ankle height. (Behind much plastic and metal, which is just dark magic to me so far, on this new-to-me bike.)
I turned the bike back on. No problem.
I tried the throttle, clutch, brakes. No problems.
But the groaning continued when I turned the bike off.
So I parked it outside in the driveway, away from the house and other flammable objects, and ... ignored it.
Today, searching the forums, I see people saying that this is common, and is the fuel pressure normalizing, buuuuut... the sound happened every 15 seconds for ten minutes or so... it was unaffected by turning the bike back on and off... so it seems to me that "fuel pressurization" doesn't quite fit the symptoms I would expect.
I'm looking for other ideas, and - honestly - whether I should be worried or not? What is at ankle height on the right side of the bike that could emit groaning noises on a consistent basis for 10-15 minutes or more after the bike was turned off?
Meanwhile, in weirdo electrical stuff land...
I have noticed that even bumping the cutoff switch will cause the bike to die, so there's a loose wire in there somewhere. I also see the plastic cover the cutoff switch is mounted on is discolored and worn. The left one (lights, choke) is "normal" colored, but the right one has faded to light grey. Should I just replace the whole thing, or pull it apart and mess with the loose connection in the cutoff switch?
And, while riding home last night in the dark, I flipped on the high beams a couple of times in particularly dark sections of road. One time, when I turned off the high beam, the low beam failed to come on again, and I had no headlight! Flipping the switch a couple of times eventually got the main headlight to turn on, but I am wondering if this failure is indicative of a headlight problem, wiring problem, or...?
What are your thoughts?
And THANK YOU!!
I am completely in love with my ST and cannot wait for my new custom-made Clearview Shields windscreen to be ready!!
About every 15 seconds or so, there would be this groaning noise coming from my 1990 ST1100 that would last for a couple of seconds.
I figured "fuel pump", so I took off the seat, but... the sound wasn't coming from there.
Moving around the bike I determined it to be coming from above the right footpeg, about ankle height. (Behind much plastic and metal, which is just dark magic to me so far, on this new-to-me bike.)
I turned the bike back on. No problem.
I tried the throttle, clutch, brakes. No problems.
But the groaning continued when I turned the bike off.
So I parked it outside in the driveway, away from the house and other flammable objects, and ... ignored it.
Today, searching the forums, I see people saying that this is common, and is the fuel pressure normalizing, buuuuut... the sound happened every 15 seconds for ten minutes or so... it was unaffected by turning the bike back on and off... so it seems to me that "fuel pressurization" doesn't quite fit the symptoms I would expect.
I'm looking for other ideas, and - honestly - whether I should be worried or not? What is at ankle height on the right side of the bike that could emit groaning noises on a consistent basis for 10-15 minutes or more after the bike was turned off?
Meanwhile, in weirdo electrical stuff land...
I have noticed that even bumping the cutoff switch will cause the bike to die, so there's a loose wire in there somewhere. I also see the plastic cover the cutoff switch is mounted on is discolored and worn. The left one (lights, choke) is "normal" colored, but the right one has faded to light grey. Should I just replace the whole thing, or pull it apart and mess with the loose connection in the cutoff switch?
And, while riding home last night in the dark, I flipped on the high beams a couple of times in particularly dark sections of road. One time, when I turned off the high beam, the low beam failed to come on again, and I had no headlight! Flipping the switch a couple of times eventually got the main headlight to turn on, but I am wondering if this failure is indicative of a headlight problem, wiring problem, or...?
What are your thoughts?
And THANK YOU!!
I am completely in love with my ST and cannot wait for my new custom-made Clearview Shields windscreen to be ready!!