Whining Sound At 50mph ???

[Larry L.]

I'am with Airborne on this one, new day new noise. When the part falls off I guess you will know.

 

[Revalden]

I used to have a whining sound coming from the rear and then I started leaving her home and the sound went away.

That really made me LOL. It's really hard to concentrate on the twisties while wifeys helmet is banging on the back of mine while she's sleeping back there.

 

[TerryTheSpyderRyder]

It could be belt noise..On my F3-S I had a consistent whine at 40-42 MPH . I lowered the belt tension, installed a vibration damper/tensioner and no more whine or vibrations. I personally think BRP calls for way too much tension on the belt. It should be loose enough to not make noise and only tight enough to eliminate slop. I feel that BRP's tight belt requirements are wrong. Their extreme belt tightness, especially on units 2013 and newer, may be causing drive sprocket failure as well.

 

[Bob204bc]

I've noticed some whining type noise on my '18 F3L but it is greatly dependent on which helmet I am wearing. I believe it is just one of many noises this machine makes. It isn't quiet by any means, I chose to ignore it.

My tinnitus is more annoying than gear whine.

 

[Easy Rider]

and only tight enough to eliminate slop.

Sounds to me like you are going to far the other way.
Drive belts wear faster if too loose......and sometimes can suddenly fail by chewing off "teeth".

While I agree that the BRP specs are unnecessarily tight, I think that a good setting still feels pretty tight......gauged by feel.

 

[BazF]

I used to worry a lot about the noises my F3T made. Ear plugs fixed them all.

 

[honda]

Mine has whined since new but runs perfect . They all sound different. I have 7000 miles .

 

[hrdware101]

I have the same whining noise on my F3L, which starts at about 45mph and goes away above 50mph. It's there, no matter what gear it's in.
I think it's the belt.

 

[rdkarl]

My '19 F3L has had the same type of whine since day 1, but runs perfect. Sounds like transmission gear whine to me. I notice it in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.

 

[TerryTheSpyderRyder]

I've noticed that the whine varied with the helmet I wore too, but a noise is still a noise. I read that a tiny dollop of grease on the belt stops the whine. On the other hand, wouldnt the grease attack the rubber in the belt?

 

[h0gr1der]

I'm lucky. Having never owned or operated a 1330 Spyder, or any Spyder for that matter, I can assume that all noises are normal and ignore them (new bike). Antifreeze smell, ominous grindings of metallic parts, sudden violent shaking, sudden tapping or knocking I can't ignore. But so far all is well. The engine is raucous when lugged below around 2800 RPM, makes all kinds of protest. Vibrates, buzzes, and moans. A quick down shift fixes all that. I'm going deaf, so I don't have to have the earplugs. When I was younger the earplugs made my bikes smoother and faster.

 

[PW2013STL]

Ours (2015 F3s & 2018 F3l) do not whine, but today while the shop was doing the 3000 mile service on my wife's F3 they gave her a 2019 F3l to drive. She reported a loud wine between 2900 and 3100 rpm on that Spyder.

 

[Chebber]

I know this is an old post, but thank you. I tried the fix with synthetic grease on the belt, and it works...until the grease wears off. I can get about 75 miles without a whine. Going to have a mechanic look at it. It's definitely coming from the belt. The belt looks nearly new and tires are new. I wondered about belt tension. I'm new to Can Ams. Mine is a 2013 RT Ltd, and I'm not sure it has a tensioner. I haven't had the tupperware off to get a look.

 

[askitee]

I've noticed that since having my 3rd front sprocket replaced with the V3 White painted one, this has ceased. It really hit home last week when departing for a week long ride and noticed how much quieter it is on the freeway.