Hi all, my bike ('94 750) has developed a rather unpleasant noise, I reckon it's been getting steadily worse over the last few weeks but for a long time I think I've been kidding myself it was just the exaust tone but now I have to admit to myself that's it's knocking/clacking under load. I'm fairly sure it's the front cylinder and more audible on the left side. It's not a general clatter it seems to be a steady clacking or knocking that mainly comes in at 3000rpm, increases with the engine speed and is less audible after about 4000rpm but that may be because after that I can't hear much of anything except wind noise as I have no screen. Unfortunately most of my commuting is done between 3000 and 4000 rpm so I have to listen to it a lot! Tried the Grembo trick and maybe that improves it slightly for a little while but that could be my wishful thinking. The noise is worst once bike is warmed up, it's not bad at all for the first few miles. Most of what I've read here about the ACCT says cam chain noise is more apparent when cold so I have the opposite problem. I noticed when I got the bike that the oil level was high and it stayed that way 'till I changed the oil and filter last week and the noise now seems louder. I now have the oil level at the topmost mark in the window. The bike starts and runs fine and the idle is steady and not noisy (I don't think it is anyway, I've never heard another VN at idle so have no benchmark). If I rev the bike when stationary the clacking comes in briefly at about 3000 revs and disappears, I can increase the revs and it sounds fine, it's only constantly noisy when under load, not when coasting or decellerating. I'd love some advice or input from you experienced folk out there! What I want to hear is that it's probably just the chain tensioner and changing or adjusting the spring would sort it out. What I don't want to hear is that the camshaft is kaput and a few million pounds and 6 weeks off the road in a workshop will have it sorted! Any response greatly appreciated folks!
Cheers for now
Rich
Cheers for now
Rich