cracking and popping nose

[Don Stombaugh]

My first guess would be wheel bearings. That's the noise ours made.

Hi Dudley,

I just wanted to say how nice it was meeting you and Jennifer in San Diego, owning a makes you a member of a great family. Everywhere I go (I have been across the US a couple of times) people with 's are so very warm and friendly its a great family.

Well my was a year old on the 4th of Aug and I have 21,765 miles on her. I was trying to get 25.000 miles the first year but didn't make it.

Hope to run into you and your beautiful wife again soon.

Don

[groundeffect]

I am not sure, but I think Spydergirl may have experienced this also... please see this tread below, as it may help. Take note of the video she posted of the noise while turning the rear wheel assembly:

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=22231


Hope that helps at least identify the issue, and good luck with the fix, what ever is required!
Cheers.

[Bob Denman]

Cracking and popping? I just thought that it was my back!

[sylblk]

if it is occasional, is it happening only after riding slowly forward or in reverse over gravel? likely small rocks picked up by rear tyre and dropped on lower section of belt and getting polverized by belt/sprockets meshing. you can build a shield to prevent it.

[krb1945]

An over tensioned drive belt may have used up the rear bearings. There is a Mod out on lessening the tension on that belt. It seems the factory had way too much tension. Ken krb1945