01-10-2014, 04:08 PM
Just like gheil I too use the kill switch to turn off the bike every time. You see, I had my share of kick start motorcycles that did not have a key, kill swith or battery. Once I got a bike with a kill switch I asked what was it for? I was told it was for emergency purposes only. But I never rememberedthe damn switch when I found myself in a pickle, or after a bad landing. All I cared about was, if I was ok, the bike can run out of gas for all I cared. So for me the kill switch is the way to turn off the bike.
Now to get back to the thread. I have experienced this noise on my '84 V4 honda magna, but only in cold weather. Mind you this is a carburator bike. It would produce a loud screeching sound that would increase as I accelerated. This only occurred during the winter time, because it was never present in the summer. I rode it many years like this and never had a problem. Is this a Honda only issue? I don't know. Does this answer your question? Hardly... but I can tell you, living down here in hot weather Florida neither the CB or the magna have had this issue. Just Saying...
Now to get back to the thread. I have experienced this noise on my '84 V4 honda magna, but only in cold weather. Mind you this is a carburator bike. It would produce a loud screeching sound that would increase as I accelerated. This only occurred during the winter time, because it was never present in the summer. I rode it many years like this and never had a problem. Is this a Honda only issue? I don't know. Does this answer your question? Hardly... but I can tell you, living down here in hot weather Florida neither the CB or the magna have had this issue. Just Saying...