Top End Ticking

[Spork]

So this starts with me tipping the bike over when riding. I was turning left following a car when the woman in front of me jammed on her brakes mid turn for whatever reason, I had to panic stop lost my balance, and well the bike slowly tipped over, the lean angle sensor did it's thing and cut the engine, and I got the bike back up.. No real damage unless you count some scratches on my crashbars.

Anyway, maybe I'm being paranoid but I swear there is now some ticking that I haven't heard before. To me it sounds like valves tapping, but since it wasn't there before (or at least I think so) I want to make sure it's normal.

Here a link for the sound, let me know what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9tw6_V7txM

 

[HeliMark]

Sounds normal. I'd almost bet my valves are louder than yours.....

34K miles and still going strong here, and mine has been down a number of times in the dirt.

Oh, black semi-gloss spray paint (if you have black bars). BTDT, see above.....

Mark

 

[Spork]

Sounds normal. I'd almost bet my valves are louder than yours.....

34K miles and still going strong here, and mine has been down a number of times in the dirt.

Oh, black semi-gloss spray paint (if you have black bars). BTDT, see above.....

Mark

Thanks for the info. I got some flat black rattlecan rustoleum, but that doesn't look right, what brand did you use? They're the AltRider bars.

TBH, it was ticking louder when i first started it after picking it up, but now it seems back to normal. I'll get some semigloss next time I head out to Home Depot.

 

[VRODE]

Rustoleum Satin Black worked for me on my OEM crashbars. Matched the stock paint very well. Flat Black wasn't quite the there.

 

[HeliMark]

I just looked, and I have the Rustoleum semi-gloss. You can see a slight gloss over the stock color, although the dirt on mine solves that. I would go for the satin, get rid of the gloss. Get close and you can see the gouging, but that is for stories to tell.

I also have the Alt Rider bars.

Mark

 

[Spork]

Thanks Yall ::003::

 

[The Ferret]

When the bike went over you may have 'redistributed' the oil , causing temporarily reduced pressure to the CCT - just like a cold start. Check you oil level when on the main stand 5-10 mins after stopping the engine.