Sounds like chain slap which is common to the 650s. The spring in the cam chain tensioner gets weak after a while.
-Kyle On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:32 PM, krunch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys (and gals), > > Since I have gotten my bike it has had this ticking sound in it. I haven't > gotten a lot of response about it, but I did find a post on another forum > that a bike, identical to mine (except color :P) has the exact same sound, > under the exact same conditions! I posted in that forum and sent the guy an > email about what he found and both attempts failed. Here's a link to his > bike, currently trying to get my vid up and will try to link that one later. > > https://youtu.be/pu2--FtSX10 > > The ticking is apparent up to about 1,100 RPM. After that, it's fine. It > MIGHT be a little better when it's warmed up, but I think it's still there. > Bike pulls fine. Have already replaced the plugs, wires, and boots, no > different. Hoping to clean / sync the carbs soon and see if that makes any > difference. > > Krunch > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
