So...I just picked up a beautiful 1984 Venture Royale with 43,000 miles.
I drove it home form the seller...about 55 miles...with no issues.
The next morning on my way to work...at about 30 mph...a fairly loud "whirring/whining" sound started abruptly at the front of the bike. I slowed down and pulled over at a gas station...as I slowed down, the sound lowered in pitch...and went away at about 5 mph. I shut the bike off...checked the front end out...then got back on the bike again. I drove the rest of the way to work, and back home...no problems. (About 20 miles)
Well...last night I took my wife out for a nice long ride...sure enough...it happened 5-6 times on our ride! (Not the best first impression) I thought it might be the speedometer cable...so I greased that up this morning and headed off to work. It did it again in just a few minutes! Again I stopped...it went away...and I continued to work. It did not happen again. (yet!)
Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated!!!