It might be the cam chain. I'm not sure of a way to measure stretch on that chain while it is installed - you need to disassemble the engine to remove the chain, then measure it.
> On May 5, 2014, at 11:06, Gpro <prostg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I cleaned and lubed the chain, and it seems ok. Everything's moving properly. > It seems to be coming from the clutch housing. > >> On Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:42:22 AM UTC-7, Gpro wrote: >> Hi Peeps, >> >> I've noticed a ticking noise as I accelerate from a stop. It starts out very >> slowly and speeds up as the bike speeds up until engine noise drowns it out. >> I thought the chain might have picked something up at first, so I watched >> the chain as the rear wheel rotated slowly, but saw nothing there. A friend >> suggested that it might be a binding speedo cable. It doesn't seem to be >> coming from there, but that should give a good idea as to the frequency of >> the ticking. It's definitely too slow to be the crank or rods, and >> especially the valve train. Is there anything in the transmission that could >> be turning that slowly? My next move is to pull the drive sprocket cover to >> see if anything is in there. >> >> Gary > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
