Hey guys..my friend is experiencing the same sort of thing.....at 5 - 7 thousand RPM's theres like a ticking type noise but to me it sounds like a vibration type noise kinda from around the upper fairing stay.....and it doesnt do anything if its revved up through smoothly but if you hold the throttle right at 5-7 it is most pronounced. Any ideas?

 

yeah cam chain tensioner. its a whole different story. Search it up cct or cctl

 

still need feedback please thanks

 

Hi, also have a clicking noise, can't pin point'it; started after i slip and tip over on left side at a stop position in neutral. Can you help or direct me to a specific post?.
Thanks.

Too bad is raining in the Columbia Gorge, no much riding until summer, sad...

 

adjust your chain, it might bee lose... check the play.

 

Ive got the same problem, its a ticking and a quiet whirring noise up to about 5k rmps, but after that I cant hear it anymore. My bike only has 10,XXX miles, so its probabally not valves.

 

Dumb question...but how bad is it to be riding when the valve clearence need to be check/adjusted?

 

yeah sorry to tell ya this but i really think its the valves did you run it with out oil for a while? or go a ways past a over due oil change?

 

Wow, somebody mentions the word ticking and everyone gets all hysterical, lol.
Any word on the diagnosis? I'm kinda curious myself.

 

it was a couple things leading to one noise. It was something with the crankshaft bearing, timing chain had to be replaced, and valves needed adjustment. All came out to $150 only because it was my friends shop. I didnt bother going into detail with him. He finished in one whole day of work. I started my bike no sound. It actually had alot more power because he said it was loosing compression before. So now its all good