I recently purchased what seemed to be a cherry 2002 cbr600 f4i. Now when Im in first and slowing down, i depress the clutch and when this happens I here a small noise in the engine area. Now it kinda sounds like the clutch is grinding...this only happens for a few seconds and it disapears.
the bike has about 6700 miles on it. What could this possibily be????

now its really not preventing me to ride it which i do everyday, but should I chill out and have it diagnose, because it could lead to future mechical breakdown and loads of money???

 

ray, were u from? and what you mean a griding side? from the clutch side of your bike?

 

im from tracy, ca. Yes it sounds like somthing in the clutch is grinding or the plates in the clutch shimming together to produce this sound

 

could it possibily be a throwout bearing?

 

try adjusting the cltuch, their are two screws on the clutch lever, could be too tight or too loose, something to check out

 

could be the cct they go out around that mileage

 

do you hear the noise when sitting at a light, in gear, in nuetral?It is normal to hear a little clutch noise
when just sitting at a light, but you may want to get the manual out and adjust the clutch freeplay.

The CCT sounds like a bunch of BB's in a coke can

 

what is the cct?

 

chain cam tensioner

 

Before someone starts flamin on you for askin do a search on cct. There are tons of posts and pretty accurate disciptions on sounds. If you aren't sure take it to a shop, thier not all thieves. Just get more than one opinion if it sounds unreasonable.