loud variator

[rb250]

why is my variator so loud  I have a people 250s and an xciting 250  vari on xc is very loud under maxed or near maxed speed,  was with the stock rollers and with sliders.   people is very smooth and quiet.  sliders are in correct and there is not enough parts to screw it up.  any ideas would be awesome its like the motor is coming apart when on the highway at speed bike only has 1500 miles on it at this time.  o ya it is s quiet around the middle of tach it seems electric

[ophelia]

Have you checked the belt? Is it worn?

[whozleft]

This sounds exactly like what I am experiencing with mine. I have had mine apart several times and do not think it's the variator. I have a new belt coming to check to see if that helps. Won't hurt and I'll always have a spare if it doesn't solve the problem.

My wife Grand Vista has none of the noise the Xciting has.

[rb250]

ok now just a couple of things I do have a givi screen so its real big that lets you here a lot more engine noise then without
I also ran without the vari on the bike and its quiet
aslo the bike only has 1500 miles so there shouldn't ba anything worn
when coming to a stop you can here sliders/ rollers clanking after a couple of soft revs the vari seems to seat and they become quiet 
also when cruising anything under 60 its very quiet
won full throttle its very loud
maybe its just with the windscreen its that loud and im just a meathead

[whozleft]

I have the larger Givi screen too. I never thought about the screen allowing the noise to be louder on the bike. I did change my belt today. I have less miles on mine than you do. The new belt was at least an inch shorter than the original belt. I haven't ridden it yet to see if it helped any. If not, I will change the Givi out to the original screen again and see if that makes a difference.

[rb250]

ok so I pulled out the dr pulley ramp bushing, the 3 u shaped bushings on the plate,
there is a lot of play with them in but the oe kymco bushings are  tight
short ride around the block and most noise is gone I will ride on the highway later to see if its all better 
I left in the dr pulley sliders, I had installed 18gr and they are very good. I was on the highway a week ago 2 up and hit 80 miles an hour.
so far stock, 22gr sliders and 18gr sliders I think I like the 18s best the 22s were very mellow though