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Couple of weird things to check
Things to check:
1. Shocks. One of the Quad shocks could go away and start rattling, and the ride would really not suffer... Ride WOULD suffer if one of the rear shocks had failed - but could also rattle, of course.
2. Springs. Once upon a time I had a strange metallic rattle, and I found that missing shock nut I dropped and couldn't find - neatly trapped inside the spring and rattling around like crazy.
3. Muffler. Someone already mentioned this - check to see if all the pipes have clearance and are fastened to the mounts. On the Weird side, play close attention to the side the noise is coming from - move the muffler around (get rough). If a baffle has come loose inside the muffler, it can make a helluva racket.
Can't get too arcane - don't know what year you have, or if its a vert.
tripleblack
Things to check:
1. Shocks. One of the Quad shocks could go away and start rattling, and the ride would really not suffer... Ride WOULD suffer if one of the rear shocks had failed - but could also rattle, of course.
2. Springs. Once upon a time I had a strange metallic rattle, and I found that missing shock nut I dropped and couldn't find - neatly trapped inside the spring and rattling around like crazy.
3. Muffler. Someone already mentioned this - check to see if all the pipes have clearance and are fastened to the mounts. On the Weird side, play close attention to the side the noise is coming from - move the muffler around (get rough). If a baffle has come loose inside the muffler, it can make a helluva racket.
Can't get too arcane - don't know what year you have, or if its a vert.
tripleblack