Engine sound, normal?

Hello all im new 25 from just south of birmingham area.

I am enjoying this forum since ive joined, there is alot of useful information and helpful members

I bought an SV650 as my first big bike, after owning a honda clr for two years (i still have it, cant bring myself to sell) i bought the bike from a breakers off ebay for £999, i expected there to be a few things wrong, but i like to get stuck in. My first ride was the ride home on it 100 miles on a big bike i haven't rode it since, because i want to fully service it myself and fix any niggles.

So far ive had to change the front tyre, fixed the clutch switch, fitted restrictor slides, and a new throttle pull cable. Jobs to do are polish the forks, caliper overhaul, oil and collant change etc.

Now i want to make sure the engine is ok, i am not used to the sound of v-twin engine, so i simply dont know if what it is supposed to sound like, so i find it a little disconcerting. So here is an audio clip of my bike running, id appreciate any comments, i couldnt rev it as the throttle cables arent on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JidRrs6eT9Y

I want to check the cam chain tensions and i will be doing the valve clearances in the coming weeks. I sppose the worst thing that can happen is i swap the engine out lol.

Thank you all .... Oh and, are there many from the south/south of birmingham area?

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It hard to tell from you tube video to be honest.

It does sound noiser than I would usually expect. Has it got plenty of oil in it.

thanks.

Yeah plenty of oil, the lower frequencies are not recorded by the microphone, so in reality it doesn't sound so tinny, i think your right, too hard to judge it this way.

It rode perfectly for the 100 miles home, i think ill just do the tension checks and clearances and change the oil, see how it is then. Or go look at another sv650 to compare lol

[fastdruid]

Originally Posted by beabert

So far ive had to change the front tyre, fixed the clutch switch, fitted restrictor slides,

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Thank you all .... Oh and, are there many from the south/south of birmingham area?

Er, you're not the chap that bought my restricted slides are you?

Druid

Er, you're not the chap that bought my restricted slides are you?

Druid

lol! possibly, longbridge i collected them in the evening?

[fastdruid]

and you couldn't find the house, yes

Druid

Hello, nice to meet you again.

I realised i had a problem when i pulled up and saw it was too dark to see house numbers lol. Not to mention two parrelled roads with the same name, then i fell down the embankment after id collected them.

I still need to leave you feedback lol

[fastdruid]

lol, service road my friend, in hindsight I should have mentioned it!

Druid

SV's do make some strange noises that are perfectly normal for the SV. One noise that concerns a few people (myself included) is what sounds like very fast ticking between 4000 and 5000 rpm - I thought it was my cam chain tensioners, but it turns out to be just a noise that SV's have. It goes quieter when the oil is topped up and the chain is cleaned and lubricated.

There is also a "fork clunk" noise, which is associated with the basicity of the front suspension.

Both of these noises can be somewhat ignored; a cam chain tensioner faliure will reveal itself as a loud tick, starting at idle speed and getting worse / more frequent throughout the rev range.

Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

SV's do make some strange noises that are perfectly normal for the SV. One noise that concerns a few people (myself included) is what sounds like very fast ticking between 4000 and 5000 rpm - I thought it was my cam chain tensioners, but it turns out to be just a noise that SV's have. It goes quieter when the oil is topped up and the chain is cleaned and lubricated.

There is also a "fork clunk" noise, which is associated with the basicity of the front suspension.

Both of these noises can be somewhat ignored; a cam chain tensioner faliure will reveal itself as a loud tick, starting at idle speed and getting worse / more frequent throughout the rev range.

I spent about an hour banging my head against the wall wondering why the headstock bearings were fine, but it sounded like they were shagged!