Freaking out slightly...

LibertineAudrey · Post by **LibertineAudrey** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:19 pm

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...

Okay.

Cheers!

jbcollier · Post by **jbcollier** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:42 pm

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.

redbike · Post by **redbike** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:51 am

"The rootbeer float was the highlight of my entire day...possibly of my entire week"

Maybe.....excess fizz??? Ya know, "eat here & get gas".....

LibertineAudrey · Post by **LibertineAudrey** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:16 pm

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

Cheers

jeffthemod · Post by **jeffthemod** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:43 pm

"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.

(Insert drum roll here)

LibertineAudrey · Post by **LibertineAudrey** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:08 pm

bah dum dum ching

(consider drumroll inserted) ^_^

Angelo · Post by **Angelo** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:20 pm

Love it Jeff.....hahahaha

furnaceman · Post by **furnaceman** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:30 pm

too many fraps with audrey's lol

Bruce..

redbike · Post by **redbike** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:34 pm

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

My mistake...

nocattle · Post by **nocattle** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:53 pm

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

Sowelu · Post by **Sowelu** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:05 am

groan.

Shannon

LibertineAudrey · Post by **LibertineAudrey** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:18 am

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.

ScarletBee · Post by **ScarletBee** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:30 pm

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.