Is this normal?

pick187 · 03-01-2008, 05:54 PM

My bike just went past the 200 mile mark. After I ride it and put it in the garage it some times makes a whinning noise about ten minutes after it is turned off. It has been faint and I can't figure out where it was coming from. Today I went out after ten minutes to check on the bike and it was louder then normal. It sounded like it was coming from the right side (as you sit on it) from underneath the gas tank. I opened the gas lid and it stopped. ??? ??? ??? ???

03-01-2008, 06:08 PM

http://www.gadgetjq.com/whistle_stop.htm

**jmorrow** · 03-01-2008, 06:24 PM

Pressure build-up in the gas tank.

pick187 · 03-01-2008, 06:25 PM

thanks for the link Wolfman! So nothing to worry about?

**Idaho** · 03-01-2008, 06:36 PM

Nothing to worry about. You can fix it if you want to take the cap apart and modify the spring. Nice bike BTW, Looks like mine.

03-01-2008, 06:44 PM

Mine has never whistled but many do. Mine does leaks gas out of the cap if I start leaning it over too much after I fill it up. (not a lot just a little drizzle that I wipe off after I'm done riding)

pick187 · 03-01-2008, 06:53 PM

cool, thank you for the info.

burkazoid · 03-01-2008, 07:29 PM

The 800 classic I had before the Nomad did it every time I rode it. I actually got a chuckle out of it. The Nomad has only done it very infrequently.

stambukj · 03-01-2008, 09:57 PM

Mine has done it a couple of times, just the gas tank vent.

dantama · 03-02-2008, 09:53 AM

My 99's and 05 didn't do it, or did it so rarely that I didn't pay attention, but my 06 does it all the time in the summer, and loud.

03-02-2008, 04:56 PM

I'ts alright the nomad is just whistling at you to take her for another ride

naugaman · 03-02-2008, 10:42 PM

Mine is an 05 and it has never made that sound. But then I have the emission vacuum hoses on my tank.

dkdixie · 03-03-2008, 09:57 PM

Like somebody said on a previous post......just whistlin' to say she's happy!!

jussmatt · 03-06-2008, 11:25 AM

Mine whistles away.... if's just fun watching the dog's faces when it does it!! LOL!

dogdoc · 03-07-2008, 02:03 PM

i dont mind the whistle but after fill up on a hot day if you fill too full it will dribble some over flow and it always goes down the front head pipe and fries on. Looks like ice crystals. I use ALOT of elbow grease and nano Metal Polish and it comes off.

03-01-2008, 05:54 PM	#1
pick187 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 343	Is this normal? My bike just went past the 200 mile mark. After I ride it and put it in the garage it some times makes a whinning noise about ten minutes after it is turned off. It has been faint and I can't figure out where it was coming from. Today I went out after ten minutes to check on the bike and it was louder then normal. It sounded like it was coming from the right side (as you sit on it) from underneath the gas tank. I opened the gas lid and it stopped. ??? ??? ??? ??? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-01-2008, 06:08 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Is this normal? http://www.gadgetjq.com/whistle_stop.htm
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03-01-2008, 06:24 PM	#3
jmorrow Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beech Grove, Arkansas Posts: 1,884	Is this normal? Pressure build-up in the gas tank. __________________ Jim (Dooley) Morrow Stanford, Arkansas 2004 Kawasaki Nomad 1500 VBA #146
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03-01-2008, 06:25 PM	#4
pick187 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 343	Is this normal? thanks for the link Wolfman! So nothing to worry about?
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03-01-2008, 06:36 PM	#5
Idaho Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 5,241	Is this normal? Nothing to worry about. You can fix it if you want to take the cap apart and modify the spring. Nice bike BTW, Looks like mine. __________________ Idaho (aka Curmudgeon) Blue Knights Idaho III VBA #110 VROC #24864 IBA #49753 2007 Nomad 86,000 miles Bud Smalley Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Jack Adapter Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-01-2008, 06:44 PM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	Is this normal? Mine has never whistled but many do. Mine does leaks gas out of the cap if I start leaning it over too much after I fill it up. (not a lot just a little drizzle that I wipe off after I'm done riding)
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03-01-2008, 06:53 PM	#7
pick187 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midwest Posts: 343	Is this normal? cool, thank you for the info.
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03-01-2008, 07:29 PM	#8
burkazoid Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 294	Is this normal? The 800 classic I had before the Nomad did it every time I rode it. I actually got a chuckle out of it. The Nomad has only done it very infrequently. __________________ ---- One good thing I figure about Hell is, you can probably just pee wherever you like.
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03-01-2008, 09:57 PM	#9
stambukj Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. Posts: 340	Is this normal? Mine has done it a couple of times, just the gas tank vent.
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03-02-2008, 09:53 AM	#10
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Is this normal? My 99's and 05 didn't do it, or did it so rarely that I didn't pay attention, but my 06 does it all the time in the summer, and loud.
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03-02-2008, 04:56 PM	#11
Guest Posts: n/a	Is this normal? I'ts alright the nomad is just whistling at you to take her for another ride
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03-02-2008, 10:42 PM	#12
naugaman Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vegas Posts: 280	Is this normal? Mine is an 05 and it has never made that sound. But then I have the emission vacuum hoses on my tank.
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03-03-2008, 09:57 PM	#13
dkdixie Sr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Blairsville in N. GA mountains Posts: 1,625	Is this normal? Like somebody said on a previous post......just whistlin' to say she's happy!! __________________ Dick Campbell Blairsville, GA 2008 Red & Black Nomad 1600 (retired) 2009 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner (retired) 2013 1900 Yamaha Stratoliner 2018 CanAm RT Limited Spyder (Sold) 2014 Goldwing Roadsmith Red Trike (Sold) 2019 Goldwing DCT Roadsmith Copper & Black Trike VBA #243 Darkside #115 Patriot Guard Rider American Legion Rider
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03-06-2008, 11:25 AM	#14
jussmatt Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Richmond, TX. Posts: 2,588	Is this normal? Mine whistles away.... if's just fun watching the dog's faces when it does it!! LOL!
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03-07-2008, 02:03 PM	#15
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Is this normal? i dont mind the whistle but after fill up on a hot day if you fill too full it will dribble some over flow and it always goes down the front head pipe and fries on. Looks like ice crystals. I use ALOT of elbow grease and nano Metal Polish and it comes off.
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