Whirring noise from front end.

[Westbeef]

Hi

Over the past couple of days (since I took her on a 100 mile trip) my bike has started making a whirring noise from the front end. It only starts at 30-40 and it sounds like it's only there when I come off the throttle. It could always be there but I can't hear it over the engine. It disappears below 20 mph. Any ideas what it could be? Is it likely to be the bearings at the front??

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[Stu]

could well be bearings

[Westbeef]

could well be bearings

 

Is there any other tell-tale signs and are they easy to change?

[Stu]

grinding and whiring noise sometimes you can feel movement in them

if you lift the wheel sometimes the feel notchy

it could also be the pads rubbing on the discs

[Westbeef]

grinding and whiring noise sometimes you can feel movement in them

if you lift the wheel sometimes the feel notchy

it could also be the pads rubbing on the discs

 

I might change the bearings to be sure, they've probably never been done (5800 miles) and they're £5 each. Is it quite simple to remove the front wheel and knock the bearings out?

[Stu]

yeah they just knock out

but at 5k they should be fine!

[Westbeef]

yeah they just knock out

but at 5k they should be fine!

 

Ok i've had a proper check - I should have done this first. The brakes are catching, I can hear it when I spin the front wheel. It didn't do this at first so It's somehow developed over the weekend.

[eastanglianbiker]

it might just be that you need new brake pads

[fq-craigus]

Check your wheel bearing

[fq-craigus]

Ignore me, looks like thats been mentioned. The op ahowed but no replys

[Westbeef]

Ignore me, looks like thats been mentioned. The op ahowed but no replys

 

Yeah I looked properly when checking bearings for play and it's the brakes rubbing.

[Tango]

Ignore me, looks like thats been mentioned. The op ahowed but no replys

 

Yeah I looked properly when checking bearings for play and it's the brakes rubbing.

Could be the caliper pistons sticking.......may need a caliper rebuild.....

[Westbeef]

Ignore me, looks like thats been mentioned. The op ahowed but no replys

 

Yeah I looked properly when checking bearings for play and it's the brakes rubbing.

Could be the caliper pistons sticking.......may need a caliper rebuild.....

 

I'm going to have a look Friday after work and give them a good clean. Hopefully it will sort the issues out .

[Westbeef]

Thanks for the help fellas I cleaned them up with my dad today everything moving nice and freely. All the seals are fine and it looks like I need some new pads as they've been wearing unevenly so I've ordered some. The wheels spins freely with a little rubbing and I can still hear the noise at speed so I'm assuming what I can hear is normal and I'll see if the new pads changes anything. I don't know if it's just me being over cautious and the sound is nothing.

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