Hi guys
Just bought myself a 1985 VF1000, blue and silver. It’s in excellent condition with original pipes etc. I rode it to work today and it had a high pitched squeak coming from the left side of the engine when I arrived, although it wasn’t there when I left home 60 kilometres earlier. It sounds almost like a bush is dry in the side case somewhere.
I started the bike up a few hours later and it was gone. I’ve no doubt it will return though[V]
Any ideas?
It seems to be from the bottom of the engine, and goes up and down with engine revs.
Another issue is a rattly cam chain which comes and goes. I thought maybe the tensioner is a little dodgy?
Welcome to the forum, if you haven’t already you can download the service manual from the main page, it should give you some more ideas but I reckon scratcher is spot on with the water pump being the culprit!