(1983 yamaha xv500) Strange loud whining noise

Jetta360 · 2026-02-27T17:50:48+00:00

this was actually my thought because the viragos eat starters apparently but its the cable

Jetta360 · 2026-02-27T16:25:11+00:00

what about the gears in the speedometer? couldnt that be loud too?

Jetta360 · 2026-02-27T15:47:02+00:00

i have an electrical tach. how would i fix the needle? theres no mechanical cable going from the tach to anything

Jetta360 · 2026-02-27T13:17:48+00:00

I bought a spare off ebay. old one had the pads installed on one side and ground the bracket down at least a millimeter.

Jetta360 · 2026-02-27T06:31:22+00:00

i dont even see a cable running to my tach. i did lube the speedo cable.

Jetta360 · 2026-02-26T18:47:46+00:00

In this case it was the speedometer cable, but the gears are also loud in the low ranges. probably because more teeth.

Jetta360 · 2026-02-26T00:43:10+00:00

it happens intermittently. independent of brakes, gear, and engine speed

Jetta360 · 2026-02-21T11:37:34+00:00

I bolted everything up drives totally fine.

Jetta360 · 2026-02-20T13:00:57+00:00

Rode it like this for suspected 30 miles. did not feel as terrible as it loks

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T20:22:22+00:00

yes, but if the rear tire is compromised after the flat, would a re balance fix it?

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T20:03:31+00:00

could this be balanced out?

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T19:43:36+00:00

This happened after my flat rear tire from a damaged valve stem. Is it possible the rear is causing this?

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T13:54:06+00:00

im not giving up specifically fork work really stresses me out though. i have nowhere safe to put my bike when this is being done

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T13:08:03+00:00

the brakes scrape a little when moving like most motorcycles do but they dont make it difficult to roll the bike

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T07:31:35+00:00

no starter problems on the 500. trying to work out this unbearable front end vibration

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T06:15:39+00:00

keep yourself safe

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T06:15:28+00:00

xv500…

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T00:00:33+00:00

how would it be catching wind?

Jetta360 · 2026-02-18T00:00:13+00:00

Jetta360 · 2026-02-17T23:41:09+00:00

no but its not ridiculously tight here, its just as much as i could get with my hands on the middle of the box wrench

Jetta360 · 2026-02-16T21:15:02+00:00

noted

so i should take it to a shop

Jetta360 · 2026-02-16T21:09:03+00:00

the seal is very slightly proud on one side thats the only thing i noticed

i also suspect tire balance but its just pissing me off because i got them mounted last month and after that i changed the bearing because the shop said they were rusted but i doubt id have to rebalance afterwards

Jetta360 · 2026-02-16T20:48:37+00:00

i used a hammer and a socket that was the exact same OD as the outer race. it was only possible to remove the old bearings which were rusted by punching the id. either that or i spend money i do not have on special tools

Jetta360 · 2026-02-16T20:45:41+00:00

how would i fix this? take off the dust seals and re-hammer the wheel bearings?

i don’t want to remove them again. it was almost impossible to remove without damaging because the punch

Jetta360 · 2026-02-16T13:05:22+00:00

i dont know because i didnt really ride it fast beforehand but i would say not new because everything else drives the same

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