Thanks for the reply! How loud is the noise for you? For me, with a full face helmet (no earplugs) 50-60mph is 6th is such a shrill sound I can hardly hear anything else.
I just want to make sure that I'm not experiencing an usually loud example of what I've read about.
I just bought a new 2020 MT-09 and am experiencing the same thing. If I shift to 6th gear at anything below 60mph the gearbox makes a VERY audible, high-pitched shrieking noise. Above that speed I can still hear the gear whine but it's significantly quieter. In general, this bike is very...