05 CRF250R Loud Click Sound (from rear)

Upper shock bolt

kb228 wrote:

Upper shock bolt

Not sure if you're trolling or not... There's a lot more than just a bolt up there. Could you explain more?

kb228 wrote:

Upper shock bolt

Donovan759 wrote:

Not sure if you're trolling or not... There's a lot more than just a bolt up there. Could you explain more?

Theres 1 bolt that goes through the top of the shock to mount it to the frame. Theres a bushing up there. If it wears out bad enough it will make noise from slapping around.

kb228 wrote:

Theres 1 bolt that goes through the top of the shock to mount it to the frame. Theres a bushing up there. If it wears out bad enough it will make noise from slapping around.

Got ya. It would make a lot of sense if that was the problem. I really appreciate the response. I'll let you know if it works.

If it doesn't work then check it isn't the mud flap on the bottom of the airbox catching or rubbing on anything. I've had one make a clicking noise when bouncing on the seat.

Mr Happy wrote:

If it doesn't work then check it isn't the mud flap on the bottom of the airbox catching or rubbing on anything. I've had one make a clicking noise when bouncing on the seat.

Thanks! will do.

Edit: The sound happens on the down swing and upswing too.
It definitely sounds like metal cracking & not plastic, but it doesn't hurt to check it out.

When the bike is on the stand, can you pull the swingarm up and down? If you can, your swingarm bearings and more than likely your linkage bearings are shot.

Good luck getting the swingarm bolt out

TrailDigger wrote:

When the bike is on the stand, can you pull the swingarm up and down? If you can, your swingarm bearings and more than likely your linkage bearings are shot.

Good luck getting the swingarm bolt out

You should also be able to hear the upper shock mount clicking if the bearing is bad.

Paw Paw

TrailDigger wrote:

When the bike is on the stand, can you pull the swingarm up and down? If you can, your swingarm bearings and more than likely your linkage bearings are shot.

Good luck getting the swingarm bolt out

Paw Paw 271 wrote:

You should also be able to hear the upper shock mount clicking if the bearing is bad.

Paw Paw

Thanks Paw Paw. I appreciate the response.

TrailDigger wrote:

When the bike is on the stand, can you pull the swingarm up and down? If you can, your swingarm bearings and more than likely your linkage bearings are shot.

Good luck getting the swingarm bolt out

No, that stuff is all tight with no play. Which is why i never changed my linkage and swingarm bearings. But i'm going to soon just because it should have been done twice by now. I'm not looking forward to the swingarm bolt. Thats for sure.

**Update**

I'm bringing this topic back up to update you guys on something I found very interesting.

I pulled the rear shock off the bike a couple months ago to replace everything. Had it sitting in the garage like that for a few months as I didn't have the money to replace the bearings. A woods ride came up that I wanted to go on so I threw the shock back on without ever replacing any upper or lower bearings. (I figured I'll tear it apart this winter and do all the linkage & shock bearings at the same time).

After I reassembled everything, I took the bike off the stand and heard the loud click as soon as the back wheel touched the ground. After that, It never happened again. I have put 2 rides on the bike and haven't heard the sound once.

I'm going to replace all the bearings this winter and I'll post another update after that. But I thought that it's interesting that the problem is currently non-existent without replacing anything.

Could have been a loose bolt.