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Engine Tick

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Howdy all, my engine recently started making a ticking noise as I accelerate. It sounds much like an old pushrod V8 lifter tick if you let them run low on oil. Now, at idle, the tick isnt there, nor is it there if you increase RPMs in neutral with no load on the bike. It had a bit of an exhaust leak before I changed the oil, ut I thought I had that fixed. This sounds more "metallic" than that did.

No, I havent adjusted the valves yet, mainly because this bike is my primary transportation, and I cant afford to have it down a week or worse, me screw the job up and have it down for longer (Im not very good following written directions:o)

Any chance its my former exhaust leak or am I going to have to find a way to get a valve check done? And dont get me wrong, I know it needs done regardless, I however, have little mechanical abilities and less margin for error right now.

Thanks

Lou
 
Just for giggles, did you put your ear to the gas tank as you slowly twist the throttle??? Thats where my V-8 pushrod tick was coming from......Rebuilt the petcock and all was good........Hope its something simple for you.....Catch ya later Eric
 
Exhaust leaks sometimes sound like a tic noise.

I doubt the problem is valve adjustment but you NEED to check them anyway otherwise the valves WILL (not might) burn.

Top photo shows burned valves and second photo is what the valves should look like.

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is the tick at engine RPM? or is it at half time as the engine RPM?

have you checked and adjusted the chain? also a big source of noise

if you are not mechanical you need to have someone who is ride your motorcycle.
 
Thanks for the ideas guys, and yes its a GK, so no chain noise, unless you meant cam chain?
 
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