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Got a rattle

#1 PostAuthor: Bullhead » Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:29 pm

The bike has a rattle coming from the engine. You can feel it slightly through the frame on tick over. When i give it a tiny bit of throttle it seems to die down. When i am riding you cant hear it. It sounds like the cam chain. What do you think? Thanks
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#2 PostAuthor: steve bowdler » Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:35 pm

Are the carbs balanced ? adjust camchain :??
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#3 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:54 am

Also could be clutch rattle which is common.
As with the previous reply, balancing the carbs should help as well as checking and adjusting the cam chain tensioner if that is the source of the noise.
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#4 PostAuthor: Bullhead » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:09 am

Thanks. Will do those this weekend
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#5 PostAuthor: garyd » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:35 am

Also' if it's a clear 'Clack' that fades in and out at tickover, it could just be the camshafts moving slightly. I've had that on quiet a few Zeds.
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#6 PostAuthor: Pigford » Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:38 am

Also - check the fuel tank ain't touching the frame and making a din - has been known :!:
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#7 PostAuthor: weaver » Fri Apr 24, 2015 2:11 pm

Loose exhaust headers can sound like a rattly camchain too
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#8 PostAuthor: Bullhead » Sat May 02, 2015 4:17 pm

Thanks all
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#9 PostAuthor: nw66 » Sat May 02, 2015 5:50 pm

Pigford wrote:Also - check the fuel tank ain't touching the frame and making a din - has been known :!:


X 2 happened to one of mine :up
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The older it gets the faster it was :-))
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#10 PostAuthor: sid123 » Sat May 02, 2015 6:32 pm

loose engine mounts - loose exhaust flanges - loose alternator ?
whoosh im gone
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#11 PostAuthor: ZedHead » Sat May 02, 2015 9:22 pm

Ignore - ride - enjoy :D
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