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Does your bike have a rapid ticking noise?
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:40 pm
by Dauntless
My bike has this rapid ticking noise that is driving me nuts. My 1150R didn't do this. It's coming from the jugs. Is this normal? Sometimes it goes away for a second. Will it go away after a while?
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:55 pm
by celticus
How many miles qre on the bike? I can't say I noticed any such ticking.
Mark
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:14 pm
by Dauntless
celticus wrote:How many miles qre on the bike? I can't say I noticed any such ticking.
Mark
It only has 110 miles.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:27 pm
by celticus
How loud is it? Did the Dealer notice it?
Mark
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:37 pm
by Ves
Only when I'm moving rapidly... Sorry, couldn't resist...
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:33 pm
by Dauntless
celticus wrote:How loud is it? Did the Dealer notice it?
Mark
It is a faint noise but definitely noticeable. Sounds like a sewing machine.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:48 pm
by celticus
Did you tell the dealer?
Mark
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:16 pm
by Caroanbill
I saw (but now can't find, even with google) a 'fix' for a ticking sound coming from the throttle butterfly valve on a hex head. Hornig or boxer design, I think - but I still can't find it (haarumph).
IIRC, the pics showed a small pin or screw with a cover, fitted on the intake just before it enters the cyclinder head. The text suggested some hex heads had this ticking sound this was a fix for it ...
... but I may be losing my marbles and this was an oilhead fix (doubt it). If I can find it I'll post a link.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:05 pm
by Dr Grabow
My r1200r makes a ticking noise. It doesn't seem "malignant" in any way and I'm not concerned (which doesn't mean that I shouldn't be!). I recall that my R1200GS made the same ticking though (I sold it) and so it doesn't bother me.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:08 pm
by deilenberger
Sounds as if you're hearing either rocker/valve noise - or fuel injector noise. Clean injectors do make a nice ticking noise, as will valves that are getting due for adjustment.
See if the 600 mile service clears it up.. they do a head retorque and valve adjustment at that initial service.
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:01 am
by ka5ysy
+1 on the rocker/valve noise. This bike is so quiet that you hear the mechanical noises of the engine much more than other bikes. Mine "ticks" a bit but nothing is out of the ordinary or unexpected.
Doug
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:03 pm
by Skippy
Caroanbill you where talking about this fix:
http://www.boxer-design.us/Tickerkiller.htm
Looks like no marbles where lost then
Personally I think it's just the valvetrain you are hearing witch is pretty normal on most bikes.
