TA 650 gearbox noise

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wjn

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KTM 990 Adventure
Greetings

I really hope fellow TA owners or anybody else with some technical knowledge can help me out here...

I haven't been using the bike much the last month or so, so decided to take a ride to Tulbach this weekend...this was the first time I noticed a strange noise. It was initially very soft, only heard it occasionally...sounds like a rattle, like spanners rattling against each other if that makes sense. Now today the sound has gotten progressively louder, but its only audible when the bike hasn't warmed up usually in the lower rev range...and only when in gear, no noise when revving it.  ???

Another thing I have noticed is a decidedly louder 'clunck' into first and also when I go through the gears. It also feel more solid than before to shift up or down, but I dont have to force it at all.

The bike has 29k on and the chain and sprockets were replaced 8k's ago...also, the chain tension is fine.

Any input would be great...I really don't want to end up wrecking it, so it'll be stationary till I can figure it out.

Thanks!
Willem
 
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