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 SE6: What's that subtle ringing "tinging" sound while driving?
Brand new machine here (F3-S se6):
Occasionally (from mile 1) I've noticed a very slight "clinging" sound when driving my F3-S. Almost sounds like a loose floating/spinning fender washer. (Not very pronounced.) The sound is typically is noticeable while driving at a constant speed/not while accelerating & not driving "hard." ~ It almost reminds me of the noise the old/real old snowmobile drive clutches made when they were worn.
So subtle... Almost unnoticeable with full helmet (I don't/won't ride without a lid so can't comment otherwise), but it's sporadically there. (I don't think it's "engine.")
Last edited by TRLBLZR1; 06-06-2017 at 09:07 AM.
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gremlin bell?? mine makes all kind of racket. couple months ago I thought something was giving up the ghost in the front end, then I figured out what was making the noise.
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The wind moving through your empty pockets.....?
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Gremlin bell
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the dealer put one on as a gift and just forgot to mention it
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All kidding aside, normal. I think I even recall Shawn Smoak from Pro Caliber addressing this noise as normal.
Gunner
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 Originally Posted by Gunner3773
All kidding aside, normal. I think I even recall Shawn Smoak from Pro Caliber addressing this noise as normal.
Gunner
Ahhhh, Shawn Smoak..... Good to know!
His YouTube vidoes actually played a role in my decision to get a Spyder.
Between him filming rides out of the dealership along with the 1'st perspective ride videos from Lamonster..... There was no turning back! 
Funny story actually, but the day I rode it home was the first day I had ever even sat on one!
(Wasn't an "impulse buy", I had been contemplating this for quite some time. ~ And I have/had a lot of prior experience in the powersports industry.)
Last edited by TRLBLZR1; 06-06-2017 at 10:57 PM.
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Shawn Smoak - which video for the "tingling sound"
Would someone be able to point me to the Shawn Smoak video where he talks about this tingling noise?
He has dozens of Spyder related videos.
Thanks, John
Last edited by nhoj; 07-09-2017 at 01:09 PM.
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previous:
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2015 F3S SE6 Silver
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2013 STS SM5 Silver
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Where is the sound coming from?
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On my Spyder when new and even now I get a similar sounding noise. My noise is coming from the exhaust pipe and appears to be the heat cycling of a stainless steel heat shield. To my ear it is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. Whether or not that's the OP's noise I can't tell for sure, but it's an idea to ponder. 
2020 RTL SE6
Previously 2008 GS SM5 and 2014 RT SE6
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OP here: Mine went away after the a couple of hundred miles.... Thinking the heat shield may in fact be the correct answer.
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I hear a little valve noise on the F3 on the left, but that sounds like the RT with the tupperwear off, so I always figured it was normal.
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