Check your fuel, we all run 95 octane with no such problems

 

Quick question. My bike has 81 miles on it and when it is idling I hear a loud ticking, I don't think it is deep enough to be called knocking but I have never heard a bike engine "knock" so I don't know. When I am moving I don't hear anything but the engine and it sounds fine. I read somewhere that the '06 is a little noisier in terms of this kind of thing. I don't remember hearing this on my 900RR.

Is this normal?

I'll let the service guy listen when I bring it in on Friday to pick up my rear seat cover.

Thanks.

 

I used the trusty old "search" function and at least found some reassurance that this is normal, but damn, that is some loud ticking. I would be more concerned if (like many others), I heard noise once I was moving or higher in the rpm range.