What Did You Do to Your RX3 Today?

[Juanro]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

So Juanro, you basically reversed the setup? Kept the filter and clear tube and just moved them up to the air box? This sounds like it may work out well!

Not reversed. I removed the OCS entirely. Moved the collecting clear tube to the underside of the air filter box, where there was a small (1 inch?) clear, sealed, tube. The hose running from the OCS to the air filter now goes directly to the engine's venting output. In order to keep it straight as you see in the picture, I had to cut 3 o 4 inches from the air filter side. I ended up with these surplus pieces: OCS, double bend hose that ran from engine to OCS, little clear sealed tube from underside of air filter.
I'll take another picture and post it here.

[Juanro]

Here are the pictures.

[2LZ]

Oh! Ok...so you ran it direct to box and then used the clear tube as a box drain. Good plan... Thanks for the great pics! :-)

[Juanro]

You're welcome!
And thanks to this wonderful, humid, rainy, muddy winter of ours, for the decoration all over my bike!

[2LZ]

Unneeded mechanical noises bug me to no end. It's one of my anal traits.
I FINALLY found one on the RX3 that has been driving me batty! The dang heat shield buzzing on the head pipe. I tightened those screws down hard and still <dzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Off came the heat shield. I'll put some washers behind it to shim it. In the meantime, since that's eliminated, I need to chase another noise. Sounds almost like a speedo cable whir but there isn't one. Hmmmmm........
I know the chain make noise but this is up front...

[detours]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

Unneeded mechanical noises bug me to no end. It's one of my anal traits.
I FINALLY found one on the RX3 that has been driving me batty! The dang heat shield buzzing on the head pipe. I tightened those screws down hard and still <dzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Off came the heat shield. I'll put some washers behind it to shim it. In the meantime, since that's eliminated, I need to chase another noise. Sounds almost like a speedo cable whir but there isn't one. Hmmmmm........
I know the chain make noise but this is up front...

The whirring noise might still be the chain. I heard a noise like that for a while before I figured out it was the chain, but it sure sounded like it was the front wheel.

Sitting on the bike, reach down with a wrench or tool and see how much slack you have in the chain. If it feels tight, add a little more slack and see if the noise goes away.

[Juanro]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

The dang heat shield buzzing on the head pipe.

I painted the inside of the heat shield with 'Protec', a product meant to cover the underside of cars. It dries to a thick, hard rubber like. Most of the loose sheet metal noise is gone.

[2LZ]

Originally Posted by detours

The whirring noise might still be the chain. I heard a noise like that for a while before I figured out it was the chain, but it sure sounded like it was the front wheel.

Sitting on the bike, reach down with a wrench or tool and see how much slack you have in the chain. If it feels tight, add a little more slack and see if the noise goes away.

Could be the chain but I have it within spec.....but not with my fat a$$ sitting on it either ;-). Something to check for sure.

Juanro, I'll have to check into that. Great idea! There is the stock high heat wahsers on the inside of the shield but I was wondering if the bolts may be deadheading into the pipe and not snugging the shield as it should. Sure feels tight though.

[Juanro]

Mine felt tight, sure enough. There were HT washers both inside (thick ones) and outside (thin). It is more a question of the shield vibrating or perhaps amplifying and emitting the engine vibrations, rather than ratling due to looseness..

[Ron B]

I have a whine up front too. My mind keeps telling me to pull the front wheel and check the bearings. I had it before I changed the front sprocket and also afterwards when I adjusted the chain.

[willy dog]

i had a buzz up front after i installed the tusk risers had to reroute cables and wires so they were not pulled to tight then it would buzz drove me nuts wire tied everything no more buzz also have noticed my kendas are loud if i have more than 30lbs in them

[Rodtheviking]

Originally Posted by 2LZ

Unneeded mechanical noises bug me to no end. It's one of my anal traits.
I FINALLY found one on the RX3 that has been driving me batty! The dang heat shield buzzing on the head pipe. I tightened those screws down hard and still <dzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Off came the heat shield. I'll put some washers behind it to shim it. In the meantime, since that's eliminated, I need to chase another noise. Sounds almost like a speedo cable whir but there isn't one. Hmmmmm........
I know the chain make noise but this is up front...

The front dust seals on the hub were making that weird noise on mine. Like a whirrrrr noise.

[2LZ]

Well, since the TT250 project has ground to a halt,...and I received my new bar end weights/sliders in the mail, it was time.

I figured I'd do Juanro's trick of putting on some smaller hose to be able to fit the ever-cool, all aluminum, tapered 2015 handlebars and the little holes in the ends....but out of all the dang hose I have laying around, do you think I could have found the right size!? Noooooooooo..........

Of course....the 36 mile round trip drive to town for 2" of hose was out of the question. I ended up just carefully lathing them down on the side of my grinding wheel until they just fit. Turned out cool! BTW, a 1" hole saw on a drill makes quick (and round) work of the grip ends. Just the right size so the throttle doesn't try to grab the slider.

[winyoochanok]

[Ron B]

Started it! Had emergency gall bladder surgery last week (packed with gallstones ,now no gallbladder and 28 staples, passed kidney stones the week b4) havent started it in 2 weeks.hit the button and in 2 or 3 turns fired right up and idled perfect.