2016 600. Bought it brand new and even before it had 1 mile on it I would hear and slightly feel in the handlebars a clunking noise coming from the front end when going over bumpy brick roads.
I can't tell what is causing it - if it is the Forks bottoming out or what.
Any idea where to start looking? I haven't touched the fork settings.
Just an update - dealer said this has happened before and they tore the bike apart with Honda looking for the issue and it ended up just being normal for the Showas. A quick google search showed this had some validity. At any rate the tech took me back and showed me all the torque specs were tight and it's recorded now if there does end up being a problem even out of warranty.
Looks like you already got your answer but just wanted to re-assure you that I had the same thing on my 2012 fireblade and when I asked a suspension Guru he told me it is in fact normal and a quirky characteristic of the Showa BPF.
It is caused by the sudden compression of the resting slop in the fork fluid I think and is not at all a problem.
my 2016 cbr600rr does it to iv put it on stands and shook down the front end and cant seem to find the issue, im thinking its the plastic front tire cover im going to remove bolts and add a rubber grommet to each bolt and see if that helps.
Putting rubber grommet on each bolt on the front tire hugger made a night and day difference then I had my stock suspension settings adjusted to my weight and riding style and the noise is gone, the stock suspension setup is to support up to a 250lbs person so it’s setup from factory to be extremely universal.
So the dealers are wrong about the noise being normal in showa BPF? I would like to know how you do that and which bolts. I looked at the front tire hugger and the bolts already come with rubber grommet. I think the sound comes when the fork extends totally and hits the top harder. Like if it has too much rebound. Would be great to eliminate the noise!
Try what previous guy did with front fender. First, remove fender completely and go for ride to confirm. It it makes no clunking with it removed, then you know that's problem.
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