Rattles?

[ItBmine]

I have to go outside later and crawl under the RTV and check fasteners. Anyone have problems with rattles on the 1100's? Mine just started after 4 rides. Sounds like skid plates vibrating? I did have to bend up one of the exhaust shields previously.
It's like a vibration resonance.

It only does it at idle standing still in gear, but it is enough to annoy me, LOL

 

[Peter James]

Check your tailgate. Mine rattled louder than the engine running. I made some rubber bumpers to stop it.
Peter

 

[Westfield]

My X1100C seemed to be making a rattling noise. I have a hand throttle so I turn the idle up just a touch and the rattle went away.

 

[FTG-05]

Check your tailgate. Mine rattled louder than the engine running. I made some rubber bumpers to stop it.
Peter

Agree. I put an inch or so of 3/8" ID rubber air hose over the round latches. Helped somewhat.

 

[ItBmine]

Thanks Peter. That was the first thing I fixed. Then it was an exhaust heat shield. Now it is coming from underneath the floor boards right at the front.
I didn't get a chance to go look at it today.

 

[ItBmine]

I went to do the rubber hose over the tailgate pins after I saw that tip posted here.....but I would have had to grind the latches larger for it to fit. So I just put two wraps on electrical tape over them and that was all it took. Seems to be holding up so far.

 

[man00]

I went to do the rubber hose over the tailgate pins after I saw that tip posted here.....but I would have had to grind the latches larger for it to fit. So I just put two wraps on electrical tape over them and that was all it took. Seems to be holding up so far.

Tape works fine for me too, I found using rubber hose or too much tape and the tailgate would drop down.

 

[Peter James]

This is my bumper made from a piece of truck mud flap. It was just the right thickness and does not interfere with the operation of the latch. Held on with a couple of Pop Rivets so it could be easily re[place if it ever wears out.
Peter

 

[ItBmine]

That'll work good too Peter. My latches are pretty gummed up on the back. They weren't shy with the bedliner spray.

 

[FTG-05]

Thanks Peter. That was the first thing I fixed. Then it was an exhaust heat shield. Now it is coming from underneath the floor boards right at the front.
I didn't get a chance to go look at it today.

I'm getting a rattle from the engine area for my XG850. What did you find and fix?

Thanks,

 

[man00]

I had rattles beside the tailgate, mine were part 030 and 040. 040 had wrong size bolt/nut that was cross thread

 

[FTG-05]

Thanks! I'll check mine tomorrow!

 

[ItBmine]

Check all your heat shields too. If they are just barley touching each other they will resonate. I had to just pull on a couple of mine a bit to give them a hair more clearance between each other.