Ticking Noise

Just shows you things that worry the life out of you can sometimes be a simple fix

 

Hi, did this sort the ticking noise out ? My T120 is doing the same but the dealer cant hear it ! But I can !

 

David, you could suggest they use an Automotive Stethoscope perhaps?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Automoti...gnostic-Tool-Car-Van-Motorcycle-/281748718748

I know it doesn't make sense, but sometimes you can hear certain things better with earplugs than without.

 

It does make sense ! Ear plugs stop specific frequency range's , so if a noise is "outside" that range it stands out ! As you have nothing else to listen to you hear what's left ! This is how the military protect their men , on a rifle range / battlefield you need communication for control and safety. Hearing protection cuts out 90+% of the gun shot blast , but doesn't affect sound in the human vocal range too much (maybe 40-60%) so a shouted command is understood...!

 

Did you ever get to the bottom of this noise....I hear engine cold....goes as it warms up.....just under 500mls...T100.

 

I'm not saying you shouldn't get your bike looked at if the noise is worrying you but I've found it's easy to get paranoid about engine noises, especially when they appear on a new bike, as the engine is run in. As far as the stethoscope goes it takes an experienced ear to use and correctly diagnose a fault with one. The first time I used one it sounded like the engine was falling to bits! My Street Scrambler occasionally makes a loud rattle/tapping sound for a second or so just after starting and has done from new. I've heard a Street Twin do the same and it doesn't worry me in the slightest. I find the engine quite "tappety" compared to the IL4 of the ZZR but still quieter than the big single of the dirt bike so everything is relative. As long as they're running well I'm happy.