Ticking sound?

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:13 pm

ever since I have had the bike on the road there is this sort of ticking sound (not quite a ticking but thats the best way I can explain it) its loudest on the right hand side but seems to be through out is this normal? the bike pulls hard and runs fine, its allways been there but for some reason it worried me today
any ideas what it could be or do all two strokes make a ticking sound.

H2RICK · Post by **H2RICK** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:12 pm

Two things come to mind Odin:

1) you have a ring that's catching on a port....usually an exhaust port...or...
2) you have a loose header clamp/ring that's letting the exhaust escape very slightly

My .02 worth....

Odin · Post by **Odin** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:40 am

Thanks Rick I will check those two thing when I get home from work tonight.

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:40 am

I had something like that on my RD and it was a rattle in the front fender. It nearly drove me crazy!

Lane