knocking at front end.

[JBrown]

A member in the german husqvarna forum told me, that it is a socket in the fork that causes this noise, seemingly manufacturing tolerances.
His dealer changed this socket, but after about 10.000 km the noise came again. Now this socket ist actually not available.
He was also told that it is nothing to worry about.

Thanks for the information.

 

[Nordland]

http://www.endurofactory.nl/pdfs/2013/2013_SPC_TR_650.pdf

I think it might be part # 11 on page 82.

Should be this part, as it´s the only single socket.

 

[JBrown]

http://www.endurofactory.nl/pdfs/2013/2013_SPC_TR_650.pdf

I think it might be part # 11 on page 82.

Should be this part, as it´s the only single socket.

Thanks!

 

[Nick780]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxqb4neRJI


This noise is loud!
Comes from the top of the right-side fork. Big click on rebound, can feel it in the bars.

Coincidence that it just got cold over here? Anyone else's get worse in a hurry?

 

[Link]

Has anyone tried putting a bit more pre-load on the springs? Pre-load spacers can be made out of sch. 80 PVC. Start at 1/2"? Also, how about thicker fork oil? This was a solution for Harley front ends that had no adjustments. I used to pre-load my FXR springs w/a 1" spacer & use 20 wt oil (stock was 10). It worked for that application...

 

[Louisbiker]

Mine makes the same noise. Done 11,000kms. No big deal. the other bikes at the dealer, when i bought it, made the noise. Can hear it and feel it when riding. Never got any better or worse.

 

[Nick780]

Hey Nick, have you checked for clamp torque on the triples. I noticed them dropped.
Sounds a bit nasty

Yeah, I'm not excited about the sound.

Just checked - 19 Nm at each of the fork bolts. I cannot find any movement or signs of movement on the exterior.
The sound seems to be coming from the RH fork but I can't be positive as the vibration and sounds travels well through the front end.
No leaks at the seals.

I've taken another quick clip that I think shows the issue occurs on rebound and not compression. Notice on the later movements that I hold the forks compressed for a moment and as I release them it's then when the click occurs:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R_xVkQtU2k


My closest dealer is a 3 hour drive plus a $40 and 2-hour per direction ferry away...

 

[nev..]

Mine makes the same noise. No big deal. the other bikes at the dealer, when i bought it, made the noise. Can hear it and feel it when riding. Never got any better or worse.

Sounds identical to the same action/noise mine makes, albeit louder, but that might just be due to microphone sensitivity or the volume of the recording playback. This seems to be an artefact of every TR650 and I can't recall in any forum that anyone has ever reported the noise worstening or the action of the forks deteriorating even on high mileage machines.

 

[dmw_az]

Mine does the same exact thing and has done it since new. I have about 1200 miles on the bike and it hasn't changed.

 

[Mark_H]

My Strada just started doing it recently, and only when I am rolling the bike backwards down my path and I hit the front brake.
If stationary and I push forward up and down on the forks with the brake on, I hear nothing. As soon as I pull or roll the bike backwards with the brake on there is a single click like knock.
I have experienced this with bikes in the past and it has always been the headstock bearings, slightly loose for some reason. Previously a quick tighten up on the bearing has cured the problem but I haven't tried it on my Strada just yet.
I intend to investigate further and get my apprentice (GF) to move the bike while I listen more closely with a stethoscope, but as the noise was not there from new and has only developed 4000 km into shoddy roads I am pretty much convinced my noise is head bearings and can be easily fixed - I hope

 

[JBrown]

My Strada just started doing it recently, and only when I am rolling the bike backwards down my path and I hit the front brake.
If stationary and I push forward up and down on the forks with the brake on, I hear nothing. As soon as I pull or roll the bike backwards with the brake on there is a single click like knock.
I have experienced this with bikes in the past and it has always been the headstock bearings, slightly loose for some reason. Previously a quick tighten up on the bearing has cured the problem but I haven't tried it on my Strada just yet.
I intend to investigate further and get my apprentice (GF) to move the bike while I listen more closely with a stethoscope, but as the noise was not there from new and has only developed 4000 km into shoddy roads I am pretty much convinced my noise is head bearings and can be easily fixed - I hope

Let me know what you find because that is exactly what my strada does.

 

[Mark_H]

Let me know what you find because that is exactly what my strada does.

Will do.
After looking and listening to the videos posted here, the noise I have on my Strada is nowhere near as loud or as bad and does not occur when pumping the forks in forward motion.
Basically my noise is only a 'click' and only when in backwards motion and the brake is applied, so I am 100% convinced mine is head bearings, time to get them looked at for a quick assessment.

 

[JBrown]

Will do.
After looking and listening to the videos posted here, the noise I have on my Strada is nowhere near as loud or as bad and does not occur when pumping the forks in forward motion.
Basically my noise is only a 'click' and only when in backwards motion and the brake is applied, so I am 100% convinced mine is head bearings, time to get them looked at for a quick assessment.

Mine does exactly what yours is doing. I also found out that I can give the bars a swift pull straight up and make it click sometimes too. It's easiest to hear it when I do what you said and roll the bike backwards and apply the front brake.

 

[hasenpfeffer]

Fastening of steering upper plate nut 80,0 Nm

 

[DerBrizon]

I have had that nut come loose multiple times because I've been too lazy to look up the actual torque... I gotta remove the bars to get in there with a proper tool.. I'll do it tonight again.

Although, even with the nut comingl oose, I don't get this clicking noise that others do. It did it subtly when i first got the bike then seems to have gone away. I'll check again.

 

[AzOzRider]

My Strada just started doing it recently, and only when I am rolling the bike backwards down my path and I hit the front brake.
If stationary and I push forward up and down on the forks with the brake on, I hear nothing. As soon as I pull or roll the bike backwards with the brake on there is a single click like knock.
I have experienced this with bikes in the past and it has always been the headstock bearings, slightly loose for some reason. Previously a quick tighten up on the bearing has cured the problem but I haven't tried it on my Strada just yet.
I intend to investigate further and get my apprentice (GF) to move the bike while I listen more closely with a stethoscope, but as the noise was not there from new and has only developed 4000 km into shoddy roads I am pretty much convinced my noise is head bearings and can be easily fixed - I hope

I was just made aware by a fellow Husky owner that headstock bearings can be problematic on these. He just did his on one of his Terras. Apparently, the hole needs to be plugged on top of the triple clamp. Water and debris gets down in there & makes a mess. His wasnt clunking, but it did sort of wander a tad at low speed, coming up to a signal... That sort of thing. Mechanic who did it for him said the headstock bearings were problematic on these if you don't plug that hole. I ran out and bought 21mm plugs for our 2 Stradas.

 

[AzOzRider]

Nick, if your in Brisbane?? contact
http://www.dbracesuspension.com.au/About-Us.html
The guy is a genius. And experienced with Husky TE Sach's setups also.
He works alone from his big garage on his property and doesn't have a shop front or rent to pay. Hence good value for your dosh. I am very fussy with my race bikes and been using his services for three years. I can highly recommend Darren.

You reckon he is as good as MPE up Sunny Coast? Prices as good?

 

[Link]

My solution for the headstock hole!
FYI it is from a great Pinot from Calera Wines in Hollister CA.

 

[ediehl]

Very relieved to be directed to this thread. My Terra just started with the rebound clicking noise, somewhere around 3K. I'm getting close to needing new tires, so I'll give the steering head bearings a check when I do that.

 

[kiwiape]

having just fully disassembled my forks and having listened to mine make this clicking noise, I conclude it is most likely the relief valve on the piston on the compression (right) fork.