Tappy noise

[Toooldtodie]

Originally Posted by barnesy213

even at 5k revs because thats when i can also hear it (as the exhaust is quite loud without the baffle )

Buy a louder exhaust!!
Or hum loudly... seriously though they are a weird beast these SVs as mine's tappety some days and not others. Could be the mood you're bike's in as to whether it wears its tap shoes or not.

so how is a cam chain rattle a good thing then because if it gets loose then expensive damage can be done and most likely will render the bike as scrap, does anyone know how much it would cost for what ever is wrong to be replaced thanks

[Bibio]

i have listened to the vid and i can say i hear nothing but the usual SV noises. try pulling the clutch in to see if it goes away or better still pop a vid up with the clutch pulled in that way we will get to hear if there is something wrong.

v-twins have a lot more mechanical noise the inline4's and if you think yours sounds not right try listening to a ducati with a dry clutch.. you will run screaming to the hills.

I'll get a video tomorrow with the clutch in and warmer up and give it a few revs. To me it does not sound right especially when it's only just started doing it

here's the next video i took also bare in mind that it was not doing that noise last week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFww3hJ1vSg

[Bibio]

nope nowt wrong with that.

What I'm trying to say which no 1 seems to understand is why had it started doing that as it was not doing that the other weeks and it's sounds worse in person

[Bibio]

as has been said its more than likely due to the tensioner being between clicks. i dont hear any unusual noises that an SV makes. i have heard them rattle a lot worse than that. for peace of mind get the valve clearances checked if you like. the engines are pretty tough as long as the oil is kept topped up properly.

give the tensioners a little firm tap a few times with the handle end of a screwdriver as one might be a bit sticky.

Won't it knacker the tensioner if it's between clicks

[Bibio]

ermmm no. if its between clicks (auto tensioner) the chain and or guide is just getting slack enough to let the tensioner move up to the next pawl. tapping it might just be enough to move it.