JUST a week after i rolled over 10k milesi am getting the rattling over 5k RPM... it happens everytime and only over 5k RPM. I dont have a problem buying the part and doing the work, but i am curious if it is harmful to ride with it the way it is for a while. I dont want to F anything up, but i dont have time to do it this Fall and have already planned to do a bunch of stuff to my '99 F4 in the winter, i would add this to the list.

So, can i safely go another thousand miles?

 

I haven't had the issue...yet. *Knocking on wood From what I've read on the forum, it shouldn't be a huge issue, but it is wise to replace it eventually. I think you'll be okay till winter.

 

Stupid question, but what's CCTL? i'm only asking because I have just crossed over 12k

 

Cam Chain Tensioner Lifter

 

nah, there is no downfall to riding with it, besides the horrendous noise. mine is so bad that its louder than the exhaust. it still performs its job correctly, there is just a little bit of space to rattle.

 

i just replaced mine on my girl's f4i. what a pain in the azz!!!!! heres a good write up to help u out. u will definately need the tools in the write up. http://www.bossturbo.com/cbr/howto_cct.shtml

 

My bike is in the shop right now for a service and getting a manual CCT installed. Mine was getting bad and the noise was driving me crazy. If you are only going to put another 1K on the bike then you should be fine if it just started to make the noise. Over time it can make a problem if the cam chain gets to loose it can jump teeth and knock the bike out of time and the pistons could hit the valves. I would get it fixed as soon as you can just to be safe and replace it with a manual one so you never have to do it again. The down side to the manual one is it's still a PITA to get to to do the adjustment.