add some Marvel Mystery Oil (up to 20%) to crank case and the clicking will go 
away sooner I think,  Graham

On Jun 30, 2012, at 7:51 AM, Kurt Nolte wrote:

> If you are, so am I. Mine has an identical tick, left hand side, 
> aaaaaaaaaaaall the way out by the end of the cylinder head. I've popped the 
> head cover off, cleaned up in there (needed to replace the leaky gasket 
> anyway) and inspected the tappets, no apparent damage. I'd guess that as long 
> as we aren't reefing on them hard before that tick goes away, we probably 
> aren't hurting anything. It usually stays with me for 2-3 minutes, just long 
> enough to helmet and glove up then ride to the entrance of the subdivision. 
> When I pull the clutch lever in to downshift and come to a stop I hold it 
> long enough for the engine to go back to idle, and it's gone.
> 
> -Kurt
> 
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Jaybird248 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Something I've been wondering for a while. When I ride my '92 NH750 on a cold 
> start, I get clicking for the first mile or so. My guess is that the 
> hydraulic lifters are filling with oil and at 120K miles, that process is a 
> bit slow. (As I age, my wake-up process gets slower too.) I ride easy until 
> it goes away, no more than 4K RPM, and after that, the bike runs as well as 
> always, with good power, 40-50 MPG and low oil use.  Question is, am I doing 
> any harm to the engine?   Thanks.
> 
> 
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