I have a 04.5 sportsman 500 it runs good but there is a noise that is hard to describe at idle in any gear h,l,n,p,r it sounds kinda like a chain noise or a metalic whiring noise like i said its hard to describe under power it seems to dissapear any ideas.
thanks

 

It could the front driveshafts where they come out of the gearbox. At higher speeds they are rather loud and more pronounced when decelerating. Grab hold of the u joint and pull up and down, you will find quite a bit of movement. The 05 model have CVs inside and out which seems to reduce the noise.
Just another noise for people to wonder about.

 

Hey Hellhound....

I see your ride is a 04.5. How many miles have you put on it? I believe I know the sound you're talking about. Mine did the EXACT same thing for a while. My dealer told me it's due to the tight assembly tolerances and the noise would go away after a while.

Hope this helps....

 

its just the way they sound....I used to hear mine do that but now i think im used to it!

 

I have about 40 miles on it

 

Also this noise is only ay idle not moving

 

Sounds like it is idled too low.That's the auto decompresion release you are hearing.Kinda sounds like a timing chain slapping.This is normal.Just idle it up a bit.If you get it too high it will be hard to shift into gear and also creep.

 

Yeah, that's sort of what I thought... Your machine is still a baby!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] After a while that whiring sound will die down... And that chain noise is just what 401 said. It's the compression release. Turn up your idle a bit....

 

Thanks ill try to raise the idle a bit. About what should the tach read

 

Should be 1200RPM.....