Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

The other day I was fuk'n around while waiting at a red light with my buddies. I revved the engine to about 6k and and let the clutch out hard when the light turned green. I was afraid the bike would wheelie, so I only let the clutch out for a moment. Well, it turned out that the clutch hardly grabbed at all, and instead made an ugly squawking or honking sound. I pulled the clutch in quickly and closed the throttle, and then stepped down on the shifter again (it was already in gear) fearing that I had either broken my transmission or clutch. When I let the clutch out at low rpm, the bike ran fine and there was no more noise from the clutch.

So my question is this: Is it normal for a TRX to make noise when one abuses the clutch, or is this a sign of impending clutch death?

Mine makes that noise when abused as well. It's pretty common on TRXs. You can reduce it slightly by drilling the basket - but it (on mine anyway) has never fully gone away...

thottle wrote:ugly squawking or honking sound

honkdawillydahonk wrote:Mine makes that noise when abused as well. It's pretty common on TRXs. You can reduce it slightly by drilling the basket - but it (on mine anyway) has never fully gone away...

Interesting that you should be the first to answer that one Honk.........

Squawking Honk...

Dont worry throttle, it's just part of the TRX's character... Different oils seem to have a (very) slight effect on it and I've heard of drilling the basket as a fix but I basically stopped worrying about it and stopped trying to drag race.

Max wrote: Squawking Honk....

Hang on a second..... I never said mine Honked!

a squonking noise