My bike has been sitting for a few months and when I started it up today I heard a nasty ticking sound.
I took the cam chain tensioner apart, counting a maximum of 18 valleys. ticking sound still there. it sounds like it's coming from the front cylinder..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUSP4ZpTjXM
stock pipes.
any ideas? my bike shop won't open until tuesday and we all hate to wait haha.
thanks
Sounds just like mine every morning...
maybe you're right. I should put my helmet on and listen to it again ;D
The clatter goes away after the engine is warm, and usually takes at least overnight to return. I bought mine out of a barn where it had been sitting with unknown substance in the crank case for 4 years.
but is your ticking also louder on the right side than on the left side?
how long does it usually take until your ticking disappears?
Depending on the initial temp, it might take quite a while. It's 35 here right now, so I would expect it to clatter for at least 5 mins.
http://www.gadgetjq.com/newbie.htm#expect Look at #5. I wish the mechanicals were quieter, too. I've been playing with different oils, and right now I have Valvoline 20-50 synthetic motorcycle oil in it, but it doesn't seem to make any difference.
Could be a lot of things... I suggest you take it for a short ride and see how it sounds... could be lifters, could be noisy solenoids, could be the fuel, could be an exhaust gasket... etc.
yea..well it's 90 degrees right now and I had it running for 5 minutes earlier with no change.
Battery is dead again, so replacing it will be the first thing to take care of this week...
:o 90*F wow that is 32.2222222*C, you could cook eggs on the sidewalk at that temp.......man that is hot.....too hot to breath......
haha yea I suppose you could. Can't wait for August ...
I tried it one more time. Can't hear it anymore. What do you guys think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHIm5CJF8GI
Must be my lucky socks..
I noticed however, that the fuel gauge isn't working anymore. Is that an easy/cheap fix?
Now it sounds like mine. The wonderful world of Japanese precision...they are all the same! To reinforce my point, we had 6 cb 125 Honda training bikes in our fleet, and they all developed holes in the mufflers, at the same places within a month of each other...
ouch!
well, I just took it for a ride and everything was fine.
She was just mad at you for neglecting her.
yep, I should've known better
I hope I misread your post but sitting for four months and you just started it up..without doing an oil change..
If that is right change the oil and filter now..
John.
My 1500 always had that sound in it on cold starts. I changed over to Kawasaki synthetic oil, now it doesn't do it any more.
Yes, oil/filter change, tire pressure etc has all been done before I even sat on it.
Quote from: 49Reo on April 15, 2013, 10:49:34 AM
My 1500 always had that sound in it on cold starts. I changed over to Kawasaki synthetic oil, now it doesn't do it any more.
Which one are you using?
Quote from: CDNRatMan on April 14, 2013, 16:14:02 PM
:o 90*F wow that is 32.2222222*C, you could cook eggs on the sidewalk at that temp.......man that is hot.....too hot to breath......
LOL... that's only "warm"... our summers 90+ degrees is rather typical... where he lives, its springtime temps.