Freaking out slightly...

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LibertineAudrey
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Freaking out slightly...

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Just got home, parked the Vespa in the garage... It's making this sort of weird groaning noise that it hasn't made before. I know that's pretty vague. It sort of groans, and then quits for a few seconds, and then does it again, and the noise is on a pretty consistant rhythm. Any idea/answer what the noise is, should I be worried (rather, can I stop being worried?) It ran fine on the way home, and all my gauges showed to be normal to what they normally are...

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Post by jbcollier »

It's water cooled right? If so, it may be the rad cooling fan cycling in and out because it is so warm out. Should stop after five minutes or so.
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Maybe.....excess fizz??? Ya know, "eat here & get gas".....
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Post by LibertineAudrey »

tsk...I said the scooter was making noise, not me! ^_^

Was reading about similar freak outs on modernvespa.com, and every option as to what it was is very benign. Don't worry all, you can sleep easy tonight! ha

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"It sort of groans, and then quits for a few seconds, and then does it again, and the noise is on a pretty consistant rhythm."

When I get ridden on a hot day for hours, I make those sounds too. :shock:

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bah dum dum ching

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too many fraps with audrey's lol

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LibertineAudrey wrote:tsk...I said the scooter was making noise, not me! ^_^
My mistake...
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Post by nocattle »

Audrey,
Check the pet carrier for pets. I think they want out now.
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groan. :cry:

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nocattle wrote:Audrey,
Check the pet carrier for pets. I think they want out now.
I actually did right after I rode. They were lying very quietly and still. Kind of worried me, but they were warm, so they must be alive. :twisted:
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Post by ScarletBee »

hi audrey,

i have heard those same groans from the bee on a hot day before. it seizes after awhile. can't say when the last time was that i heard it, but it seems to me that it was happening more frequently when the bee was still new.

nothing ever happened that i felt was connected to the noises, so after a while i stopped worrying.
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