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- Red Lodge, Montana & Somewhere Else
Not yet. I'm going to give them all 6 of my VINs to see if others are affected.Recall, know what the vin numbers are?
Not yet. I'm going to give them all 6 of my VINs to see if others are affected.Recall, know what the vin numbers are?
20 minutes! Unbelievable!Picked mine up today, new head. According to RE it was the valve alignment in the head. There is a tolerance problem whereby one valve is out of alignment and makes the tapping noise as it moves. They have had several like this. The dealers are annoyed as they are given 20 minutes to do the warranty work. Takes a lot longer.
Mine's up here in Billings, MT.Well now.... I got this tick at the exhaust valve after first adjustment. Pretty sure I posted in the ADV thread about it. Maybe I'll take it to the dealer and hope it's a warranty issue.
@Jerk , what dealer has your bike? I'll be going to Triumph San Diego where I got it
Thanks for the response.It sounds like as soon as it gets fully oiled in the top end it quits? Hate to ask but what oil are you using? Cold engines have noisy valve trains when starting for a moment or two. Mine does too but quits much sooner than yours. My old R100GS sounds like a bucket of bolts being shaken around when it starts for the first 3 or 4 minutes, always has and it now has 150,000 miles on it.
Cheers. I'm thinking about just running it til after the NorCal Himalayan Rally in July that I'm hosting - might be the lesser of two evils.Then im at a loss Mate , dealer time im thinking .
If you rev the engine and cut the throttle the injection is still pumping fuel into the cylinder... and it's probably burning off in the tailpipe.... Mine does the same thing tooThanks @Eatmore Mudd when I rev it to 6k or so, there is some popping as it goes back down to idle. Also, I think it’s from the intake side. Any clues there?
On another website there was a thread people complaining about the same thing and a couple of the guys brought up the motor oil. Just a thought, the heat could be breaking down the oil. I'm using Castrol 10w50... And please I do not want to start an oil thread it always leads to warOne of my Himmas has developed a fairly loud tappet ticking sound at about 5,000 miles. I've double checked the valve clearance and everything is good. Oil level is good and has not changed recently.
Anyone else have this? Normal?
and do you find that keeps them quieter as it warms up? When set "tight"? what do they set them at?My dealer sets them “tight” as they also agree they get noisier as they warm up ... they would normally tighten as the engine gets hot.