front end noise only when under load?

[upjeeper]

took the bike our for the first time yesterday. getting some noise in the front end when accelerating or going up a hill, but when maintaining a steady speed no noise
i'm thinking either the bearings or brakes? any ideas?

[Ricky-D]

Might be a vacuum leak from your earlier work!

Bearing would more or less be a constant thing and brakes could be affected by pulling the brake lever!

Uphill and acceleration, basically the same, except in degree of throttle.

De-smogged or not?

Check you vacuum lines!

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[upjeeper]

no desmogging, I've thought about doing that, but likely will leave well enough alone. All stock.
haven't really played with any vacuum lines

[Madmike]

...  any chance it is something in the exhaust??? 

[upjeeper]

...  any chance it is something in the exhaust??? 

could be. I did have one bolt at the header strip out. I need to get it in (had a thread going about doing it myself) to have a shop do the helicoil. maybe an exhaust leak at the manifold could do it?