Sorry, cant wait up for a reply. The reason why I asked is mine used to make a rattle and I found out that there was some sludge on the tensioner pot so the tensioner was'nt working correctly. My cure was to flush the engine, and although it has now cure it I'm burning oil due to cleaning the carbon deposits off the oil ring at the bottom of the piston. It will be a few miles before it has resealed. The other option is the your cam chain or CCT needs to be replaced, Eithet they are stretched or worn.



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Black as the ace of spades.

 

So the chance of crap being in the pot sounds like a fair bet. If you can, change your oil again and see how that works.

 

Thanks for your input folks.

However, when I got the fairings off and had a good close listen, it sounded to me as if it was an external noise, not one from inside the engine. On close inspection I noticed one of the nuts that hold the header pipes on, was missing. Went and bought one, drained the coolant, removed the radiator, tightened up all the nuts, and she sounds MUCH better now.

I wasn't looking forward to paying for a mechanic to diagnose it, then to repair it, so I'm glad it turned out to be something simple. Now all is well with the world. I just hope my repair lasts....

 

Very good!

It's hard to fix problems sight unseen. Always weigh the advice you get with some good logic making sure the advice really fits your observed problem. When I worked as a mechanic we often had customer descriptions accompanying the work order. I developed a saying that "one man's squeek is another man's rattle".