"Clunking" sound.

[Insy]

Hello to all from sunny South Africa. After a 150Km ride this morning, whilst pushing my 2009 RS into the garage with the motor cooled down and not running I noticed a loud clunk from somewhere in the bowels of the machine. Only "clunks" once when changing direction. I.E. When pushing forward "clunk" when pushing backwards "clunk". Items checked and excluded as the origin of the sound are wheels, suspension, brakes (front and back), sway bar and steering. The sound comes from the middle of the bike and it is very hard to pinpoint the exact point of origin. I am going to take the panels off through the week to see what I can find but would appreciate any assistance from those who may have come across this issue before.
Ride safe.

 

[BajaRon]

Hello to all from sunny South Africa. After a 150Km ride this morning, whilst pushing my 2009 RS into the garage with the motor cooled down and not running I noticed a loud clunk from somewhere in the bowels of the machine. Only "clunks" once when changing direction. I.E. When pushing forward "clunk" when pushing backwards "clunk". Items checked and excluded as the origin of the sound are wheels, suspension, brakes (front and back), sway bar and steering. The sound comes from the middle of the bike and it is very hard to pinpoint the exact point of origin. I am going to take the panels off through the week to see what I can find but would appreciate any assistance from those who may have come across this issue before.
Ride safe.

Not really much information. If you're hearing a clunk with the transmission in neutral I'm not sure what it would be. Just a wild guess but you might check your counter shaft sprocket.

 

[Dubliner]

Check brakes, linkages and wheel bearings, check for a stone in the belt or drive sprocket.


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