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Velduro Rogue creaking noise — motor or frame issue?
- Thread starter pd69
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Creaking on the Rogue is a known one — @Taxi Man worked through this exact issue and the fix is well documented on here. Worth doing in order, cheapest first.
The Taxi Man fix (in order)
• Slapper tape between the lower motor cover (hard plastic skid plate) and the frame — this was the big one for him. The plate flexes microscopically under pedal load and the resulting buzz/creak transmits through the downtube and sounds exactly like motor noise. Self-adhesive slapper/chainstay tape between plate and frame kills it.
• Re-torque the motor mounting bolts with a smear of grease on the threads, to spec. Dry threads + alloy frame = creak.
• Re-torque the lower shock bolt — another common culprit that mimics motor noise because it's right next to it.
→ Taxi Man's full write-up
Before you start, work out what you're actually chasing
The Avinox M1 itself is a quiet motor — if you're hearing a mechanical creak under pedal load that disappears when you coast, it's almost certainly frame/interface, not the motor internals. If it's a whine or rattle that tracks with motor RPM (present under power, gone when you stop pedalling), that's a different conversation and worth a dealer ticket with DJI.
Quick triage:
• Creak only under pedal load, both cranks? → motor bolts / skid plate / BB area
• Creak when you stand and rock the bike side to side, motor off? → shock hardware, headset, or pivot bolts
• Noise tied to wheel rotation? → rotor/caliper, not motor
Other things worth a look on the Rogue
• Pivot bolts — check torque, they settle after the first few rides
• Cranks — Rogue ships with 155mm; pull, grease the interface, retorque
• Headset preload and lower cup — surprisingly common creak source mistaken for motor
@Astro66 has put serious miles on his Amflow PL Carbon Pro and the slapper-tape fix is the one that keeps coming up as the silver bullet.
What does the noise do — load-dependent, or constant once you're rolling?
EDIT: Removed the claim that Astro66 and Plummet have Rogues — Astro66 has an Amflow PL Carbon Pro, and ordered a Rogue but cancelled in favour of the Teewing Flux. Apologies for the mix-up. Thanks @Astro66 for the heads up.
The Taxi Man fix (in order)
• Slapper tape between the lower motor cover (hard plastic skid plate) and the frame — this was the big one for him. The plate flexes microscopically under pedal load and the resulting buzz/creak transmits through the downtube and sounds exactly like motor noise. Self-adhesive slapper/chainstay tape between plate and frame kills it.
• Re-torque the motor mounting bolts with a smear of grease on the threads, to spec. Dry threads + alloy frame = creak.
• Re-torque the lower shock bolt — another common culprit that mimics motor noise because it's right next to it.
→ Taxi Man's full write-up
Before you start, work out what you're actually chasing
The Avinox M1 itself is a quiet motor — if you're hearing a mechanical creak under pedal load that disappears when you coast, it's almost certainly frame/interface, not the motor internals. If it's a whine or rattle that tracks with motor RPM (present under power, gone when you stop pedalling), that's a different conversation and worth a dealer ticket with DJI.
Quick triage:
• Creak only under pedal load, both cranks? → motor bolts / skid plate / BB area
• Creak when you stand and rock the bike side to side, motor off? → shock hardware, headset, or pivot bolts
• Noise tied to wheel rotation? → rotor/caliper, not motor
Other things worth a look on the Rogue
• Pivot bolts — check torque, they settle after the first few rides
• Cranks — Rogue ships with 155mm; pull, grease the interface, retorque
• Headset preload and lower cup — surprisingly common creak source mistaken for motor
@Astro66 has put serious miles on his Amflow PL Carbon Pro and the slapper-tape fix is the one that keeps coming up as the silver bullet.
What does the noise do — load-dependent, or constant once you're rolling?
EDIT: Removed the claim that Astro66 and Plummet have Rogues — Astro66 has an Amflow PL Carbon Pro, and ordered a Rogue but cancelled in favour of the Teewing Flux. Apologies for the mix-up. Thanks @Astro66 for the heads up.
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Neither Plums or I have bought Rogues. I ordered one, but cancelled to get the Teewing Flux, which was just delivered. I have serious miles on my Amflow PL carbon Pro. There is no creaking or noises on either EMTB.
ozzybmx
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No headset noise ? I've had to strip, clean and grease it 2-3 times due to a creak but its very dry and dusty here in South Oz as you would know.
@Astro66 - cheers for the correction, and apologies for the sloppy attribution. I've updated the post above.
For the record: neither you nor Plummet have Rogues, you cancelled yours in favour of the Teewing Flux (which has just landed - congrats), and your serious miles are on the Amflow PL Carbon Pro. None of which involves creaking, which is at least something.
[pd69] - the Amflow/Teewing point is useful context: both run Avinox, both are apparently rattle-free in @Astro66's experience, which supports the idea that a creak on the Rogue is an interface issue rather than something inherent to the motor. Work through the sequence in the post above and report back.
I've cleaned my Amflow headset once. But there was no noise. I just enjoy keeping things pristine.
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