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After one year or so, I finally got my hearing aides fixed. So, I got on the Valk and went to meet Art, who came down from Oregon in his beautiful (135K) Valkyrie.  At any rate, every time I stop at idle, this whining sound comes on. Very annoying and it worries me. Well , I had Art listen to it and he says that the sound is typical of Valks; not to worry. He started his Valk and the same sound came on.  I then took off my hearing aides and could not hear it any more. That's all well and good but do all Valkyries make that sound?  My Valk reads 38K on the odometer and Art's w/135K sounds just as good as mine, except that his Valk is way prettier!   Any thoughts? |
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2012, 12:37:03 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2012, 04:00:50 AM » |
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2012, 04:17:49 AM » |
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Yes, ever since Obama got elected, they whine.
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2012, 04:21:06 AM » |
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yes harleys mumble and grumble and Valkyries cry and whine,,,,
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2012, 04:45:02 AM » |
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Watch some youtube videos of Valkyries and you can hear the whine in some of them. Should not be all that loud though.
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« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2012, 04:45:25 AM » |
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yes harleys mumble and grumble and Valkyries cry and whine,,,, But, twist the gripe and the Fat Lady screams  |
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« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2012, 05:03:19 AM » |
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Hearing aids are not perfect when it comes to sounds, so what you may be hearing may only be one sound that they pickup on. Hearing aids are usually geared to voices to accentuate that range so maybe you are not really hearing the sounds accurately. Mine doesn't whine it kind of purrs but I do occasionally hear the belt or the alternator. This would be a good test turn on your hearing aids and listen to the motor on a car and see what you hear. Add on s to the body do interesting things and not always the way that we are used to.
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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2012, 06:05:35 AM » |
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Yes, ever since Obama got elected, they whine.
You beat me to it Joe. |
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« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2012, 06:55:16 AM » |
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yes harleys mumble and grumble and Valkyries cry and whine,,,,
Like a lot of their owners.  Get some Cobras. You'll never hear those awful gear and induction noises again. |
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Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
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« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2012, 06:56:23 AM » |
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Yes, ever since Obama got elected, they whine.
You have the bikes confused with their owners. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
But none together can testify to the rhythm of a road well bent.
Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2012, 06:57:50 AM » |
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I actually like that whining or more to me like a whirling sound at idle, sounds cool not like that the HD potatoe, potatoe, potatoe chug that sounds like they are going to die.
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« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2012, 07:40:22 AM » |
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Everybody's real quick to put a check mark in the box saying that it's O.K. (and it probably is)
Paxton, get someone with keener hearing to compare your bike to another Valkyrie. If the whine is too loud, you could have something about to go haywire in the timing belt area, or an alternator issue, ect.
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2012, 09:19:58 AM » |
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All my whining went away last week, right after I installed the TwoBros 6X6 pipes.
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« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2012, 10:39:35 AM » |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
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« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2012, 03:00:35 PM » |
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« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2012, 04:10:37 PM » |
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This is my buddies '08 Goldwing. Does your whine sound anything like this?
I thought that it might have some belt issues as I've never heard a wing or a valk make a noise anything like that. Since I posted that video, I've had more than a few folks tell me that it's normal. My buddy says that every wing he's had sounds like that.....and he's had three of them of that generation. All I know is, is that my Valk doesn't whine or make any kind of noise anything remotely like that. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2012, 04:20:24 PM » |
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After one year or so, I finally got my hearing aides fixed. So, I got on the Valk and went to meet Art, who came down from Oregon in his beautiful (135K) Valkyrie. At any rate, every time I stop at idle, this whining sound comes on. Very annoying and it worries me. Well , I had Art listen to it and he says that the sound is typical of Valks; not to worry. He started his Valk and the same sound came on. I then took off my hearing aides and could not hear it any more. That's all well and good but do all Valkyries make that sound? My Valk reads 38K on the odometer and Art's w/135K sounds just as good as mine, except that his Valk is way prettier! Any thoughts? I been wearing aids for 12 years, don't wear when riding to loud and the whining ,motor and exhaust over rides the stereo. Set stereo at 18 doing 70 sounds great. I have a 75 percent loss both ears. Used to think the Valk motor was the quietest, 5 feet from it I can't tell it is running. Put my ears in and that is one noisy S O B. |
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« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2012, 10:33:57 AM » |
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Paxton, have Art listen to your Valk. His ears appeared to be good when I rode with him.
Yes, Art does have a great Valk. Love the color.
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