NovaSpyder
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Last Friday I was leaving for work and turned and backed up my driveway, then proceed up the street. As I drove away I felt a bad vibration from the <img src="images/smilies/spyder2.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Spyder2" smilieid="51" class="inlineimg">. Oh oh, so I pulled over to have a quick visual, didn't see anything falling off so I continued to work, about 3 miles.<br><br>Once there I did another visual, looked for loose brake pads, looked at the belt. Etc. Still nothing. I was hoping it would "go away" by the time I left for home. 
ray: No such luck. So I drove home trying to feel out the vibration. The frequency led me to believe belt or sprocket. So when I got home went over the belt very carefully then found it! A very small stone in the rear sprocket. I didn't think something so small could cause such a thump. So reminded me of the old folk tale "Princess and the Pea". <br><br>I had been wondering, how would I know if I picked up a stone in the belt that could cause damage, I think I know now! My ST1100 is shaft driven and previous bikes chain, and now that I think about it, had a frozen chain link many moons ago that caused a similar thump. Overall no damage, just a :yikes:.
ray: No such luck. So I drove home trying to feel out the vibration. The frequency led me to believe belt or sprocket. So when I got home went over the belt very carefully then found it! A very small stone in the rear sprocket. I didn't think something so small could cause such a thump. So reminded me of the old folk tale "Princess and the Pea". <br><br>I had been wondering, how would I know if I picked up a stone in the belt that could cause damage, I think I know now! My ST1100 is shaft driven and previous bikes chain, and now that I think about it, had a frozen chain link many moons ago that caused a similar thump. Overall no damage, just a :yikes:.
