Sounds like chirping birds at idle on 2015 RT - any ideas on why/what??

[Wrongway]

After searching and finding nothing, here’s my issue with my 2015 RT with 7,000 miles on it.
When I stop I notice what sounds like birds chirping coming from the front end. The sound is there in gear or in neutral or in reverse.
It doesn’t go away by reving the engine.
I’m not at all mechanically included so I’m hoping someone has experienced this sound.
Thanks for your input because I just bought the bike a couple of weeks ago and didn’t notice it at first but I was busy getting familiar with other things.
Greg

[Peter Aawen]

How long has this 'chirping' been going on??

I ask, cos I had a visitor ryde in with a similar complaint just a while back - they'd gone out for a ryde in the country and noticed their RT was 'chirping madly' at every pause... The owner was concerned and didn't want to go any further away from the big smoke without working out what was making the noise. Once they'd stopped the bike, it was obvious the chirping was coming from the front right, sorta in the tunnel where the steering arms cross the bike, and with the engine shut down, it was still quite loud, angry, and strident!

Sorted fairly quickly - once I'd removed the angry Indian Mynah bird that'd somehow got itself caught in the guts of the Spyder. It didn't seem to be too damaged, no signs of anything broken or even marked, just a bit of dirt & dust knocked loose - the bird was fine too, it flew off in high dudgeon as soon as I released it!

Knowing all that might not help you too much tho... buuut then again

[Wrongway]

How long has this 'chirping' been going on??

I ask, cos I had a visitor ryde in with a similar complaint just a while back - they'd gone out for a ryde in the country and noticed their RT was 'chirping madly' at every pause... The owner was concerned and didn't want to go any further away from the big smoke without working out what was making the noise. Once they'd stopped the bike, it was obvious the chirping was coming from the front right, sorta in the tunnel where the steering arms cross the bike, and with the engine shut down, it was still quite loud, angry, and strident!

Sorted fairly quickly - once I'd removed the angry Indian Mynah bird that'd somehow got itself caught in the guts of the Spyder. It didn't seem to be too damaged, no signs of anything broken or even marked, just a bit of dirt & dust knocked loose - the bird was fine too, it flew off in high dudgeon as soon as I released it!

Knowing all that might not help you too much tho... buuut then again

LMAO….nope it didn’t help me a bit but a great story regardless.

[Wrongway]

I posted this earlier in RT technical section but then thought it could also be on an F3 so reposting here in general discussion section.
After searching and finding nothing, here’s my issue with my 2015 RT with 7,000 miles on it.
When I stop I notice what sounds like birds chirping coming from the front end. The sound is there in gear or in neutral or in reverse.
It doesn’t go away by reving the engine.
I’m not at all mechanically included so I’m hoping someone has experienced this sound.
Thanks for your input because I just bought the bike a couple of weeks ago and didn’t notice it at first but I was busy getting familiar with other things.
Greg

[BertRemington]

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...or#post1665813

[Peter Aawen]

I posted this earlier in RT technical section but then thought it could also be on an F3 so reposting here in general discussion section. After searching and finding nothing, here’s my issue with my 2015 RT with 7,000 miles on it. .....

Yeah, nope!

Doesn't help & not a great idea, cos it:

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[Mikey]

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...or#post1665813

They say you never stop learning things in life, thank you for that lesson today!!

[Wrongway]

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...or#post1665813

Thanks for that post. Very informative.

[missouriboy]

I had a chirping/chirring noise in the left front of my 2015 for a long time, but it was while under load and would immediately quit upon unloading the drivetrain.

It went away with the front sprocket recall/replacement. Has your sprocket been replaced?

[Wrongway]

I had a chirping/chirring noise in the left front of my 2015 for a long time, but it was while under load and would immediately quit upon unloading the drivetrain.

It went away with the front sprocket recall/replacement. Has your sprocket been replaced?

I’m at the dealers now. Turns out that BertRemington was correct. It’s alternator noise when engine is at idle. If you rev it up at idle the noise goes away.
Yes the front sprocket was already changed under the recall.

[Wrongway]

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...or#post1665813

You were correct in post 1665813. I’m at the dealers now and they said exactly what you said. All is good and thanks for your help. It’s appreciated very much.
Greg