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Funny you should say that, Dave. I have a new helmet and if I turn my head at just the right angle it can make an aerodynamic ‘squeak’. Took me bloody ages to realise it wasn’t something on the bike!

If you are anywhere near west Sussex pop it over to my wshop near arundel for a free check over

i had a similar thing happening, when pulling up at a junction on my way in to work i turned my head and heard , what i thought was a siren, despite looking all around i couldn't see anything, it was only after the third time and at the same place that i realised it was helmet rubbing on jacket collar. al

Distances in Km and bike fuelled by gas, so I'm guessing not too close to the Sussex we know 😁 Chain slack wants to be at least 20mm/0.75 inch it shows you how to check in the manual. I can imagine all the suggestions above are possible despite the low mileage. I'd also be looking for anything loose like a hugger or mudguard. Andy

Dont you believe it ! Just had a 2018 v-Strom 1000 in my wshop , 7000 miles rear brake just about to seize making all sorts of weird noises , drive chain way too tight so rear suspension hardly moving and rear wheel spindle (36mm nut ) barely finger tight just been to a Suzuki dealer for its 7500 service 😁, so make sure someone who knows what to look out for looks it over , also in the past when I worked as a mot tester had a Yamaha r6 come in for its first mot with 2400 on the clock , failed it on a seized rear brake , so any mileage , if bike not looked after either dealer or

Slightly loose is vastly preferable to slightly tight!

A 2018 bike with only 6000 miles shouldn't have wear on brake parts or leaking intakes as it probably has never been disturbed yet. Even the chain should be barely needing adjustment let alone replacing. As you cannot reproduce the sound when stationary just revving the engine and it doesn't do it from lower speeds in lower gears then is it possible it's an aerodynamic whistle, whine or a resonance?

did my'n last november-- 3 coats upol primer and some high temp gloss black

The Simonez is less expensive here...https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.0_2006/p/-/-/-/-/?553998640&0&cc5_143 The paint on my radiator has gone too so I’ll be looking at some of this next time the radiator is off,let’s know how you get on.