moondoggie
New Member
Seeking some input.
I have read forum info on timing chain noise and am confused - I have a question. I have a 2012 Tenere, 22K miles (not done the 24K service yet) and last week noticed a metalic rattle on cold start at 2200 rpm (no noise below or above). Had never made the noise before. Doesn't matter if clutch is pulled or not, or if it is in gear or not, or rolling or not. Noise goes away after engine warms up and does not come back until engine is cold (can ride, stop, restart bike, etc and noise does not happen).
The noise persists until engine temp is over 170 degrees - about 5-8 minutes. After that, it goes away and stays away until engine is cold again.
Jaxon was nice enough to give me some comments yesterday regarding the CCT. Everything I have read on the forum makes it sounds like people with a CCT issue hear a rattle noise for several seconds, not minutes, and it reads like it is at idle when the bike is cold started, not at 2200 rpm.
Does anyone have any insight? I will do my valve check soon and replace the CCT with a manual one but have a trip planned for this week (about 2K miles) and am really torn if I should bag it and just do the engine work?
Thanks for any input, Jack
I have read forum info on timing chain noise and am confused - I have a question. I have a 2012 Tenere, 22K miles (not done the 24K service yet) and last week noticed a metalic rattle on cold start at 2200 rpm (no noise below or above). Had never made the noise before. Doesn't matter if clutch is pulled or not, or if it is in gear or not, or rolling or not. Noise goes away after engine warms up and does not come back until engine is cold (can ride, stop, restart bike, etc and noise does not happen).
The noise persists until engine temp is over 170 degrees - about 5-8 minutes. After that, it goes away and stays away until engine is cold again.
Jaxon was nice enough to give me some comments yesterday regarding the CCT. Everything I have read on the forum makes it sounds like people with a CCT issue hear a rattle noise for several seconds, not minutes, and it reads like it is at idle when the bike is cold started, not at 2200 rpm.
Does anyone have any insight? I will do my valve check soon and replace the CCT with a manual one but have a trip planned for this week (about 2K miles) and am really torn if I should bag it and just do the engine work?
Thanks for any input, Jack