I've recently bought a 1996 f3 with 19000k miles and today I noticed a tapping noise nearby my clutch area. That gets faster with acceleration and with the idle screw. Doesn't happen when I first start the bike only after a minute of the bike warming up it starts it happen. It's been driving me crazy. So I was wondering if this is common for the clutch and gears to make these kinds of noises and if I should be concerned? It runs and rides just fine I just happened to noticed the sound today is all.

 

Does it sound like this?


My F3 with 14k miles sounds, not as bad, like this and I’m still waiting on a new tensioner. Decided to order OEM but have the APE manual CCT sitting on my desk. Who knows if the OEM one makes it overseas with all these delays going on.