Need a quick answer please on front end noise.

[C908]

Finally had a nice day to take the front wheel off and check the bearings for a noise that has been driving me crazy. Here is what I found. The bearings are fine but looking under the front fender I discovered I was missing one of the sound deaden er pads. I don"t know the actual name but that's what I will call them. I have read where sometimes they come loose and rub on the tire but one of mine is missing. Could this be the cause of the unexplained noise? I was wondering if I should try and replace the pad or just shoot the underside of fender with undercoating. I was also wondering if I should just pull my front fender and see if the noise goes away. Thanks for your response I will take a lunch break and check back for comments before I do anything else.       

[Warlock]

I pulled mine out years ago. You can spray if you like. I didn't do anything to mine except remove them.
David

[Ricky-D]

That's a stretch. Hard to imagine how losing a rubber thingy on the front fender will cause noise, but if it suits you, then, ok get a new one. I found mine rubbing one day about five or six years ago and just  tore the whole thing out. Piss on it. Honda really does overdo some things and I think that rubber thingy is one of them. And painting the under side with an undercoat - that's excessive in my opinion.

All this said and done, I think you should investigate farther regarding the noise. You have not described the noise nor said what is the interval of the noise or any other helpful things that may help to identify what's going on.

At least you have discovered that the bearing are ok. I hope your touch was sensitive enough to be a good indicator. Smooth as silk is the descriptive modifier here regarding the bearing when you use the finger.

An alligator clip with a piece of wire attached makes a good run-out indicator and it would be a good idea to check the brake rotors when you have the wheel off the ground.  Have you and are you using the shop manual for all this?

More information needed because you've indicated the noise is from the front of the bike but still have not located it. Until you actually locate the noise source, that it is from the front wheel, is only conjecture.