The stock item is a one size fits all design made for people who only want to know where the petrol cap is. Failure of the stock CCT is not uncommon and a noisy cam chain could be caused by a failed CCT and not the chain. Have a look at replacing the stock item with a manual one before you replace the timing chain. The manual ones are bullet proof plus they are really easy to fit and adjust. Even if it turns out not to be the CCT then the manual ones are a good investment anyway. There are a few threads on the forums about the evils of the stock CCT's vs manual items and quite a lot of info on the net on how to fit/adjust them.

 

Yeah I've that people swap them out with Manual ones. I just wasn't you could put a manual adjuster in the 1000s

 

You could be right there ..... that sucks.

 

Mate I hope I'm wrong my self lol I like the idea of a manual one.

 

ARE you on Perthstreetbike.com at all ? Davo

 

 

Just wanted to say hi, I am in Perth and just bought an 89 CBR1000F unfortunately its in the UK at the moment.
We are planning a trip around Europe on it in Sept and then plan to ship it back here.
Cheers
Mike