I just got my TLR like most of you know and it has developed a knock! This isn't the TL tick either (I knew someone would say that, but it's not!).
I tried using a different octane and it still didn't help. I can cruise at a steady speed and everything sounds normal, but as soon as I get the slightest bit of gas to it, the knocking starts.
What have I done so far?
- Pulled out some oil and checked for flakes, nothing to be found
- Noticed the coolant was very low, filled it up, still knocking!!!!!
- Pulled off the plastic trying to find an exhaust leak, nothing there
- Don't know much about the pair valves, let alone know where to really look. - Still trying to figure that one out
- listened to motor with no fairings on and found a ticking in the front cylindar. It could be the valves, but the adjustments were just done not very long ago.
- I notice the ticking is louder while in gear and not with the clutch in or the bike in neutral. Could it be the transmission? who knows, it(the transmission) feels very very strong.
- One thing that I did notice is everyonce in a while 2nd gear bogs down and it takes a couple wicks of the throttle or waiting a few secs of it to come out of it.
Either way the guy I bought it from offered to put a new motor in it for me by Sunday, yes SUNDAY!!!!! He'd pay for the new motor and just fix the old one rather than figure out what the issue is. So I'm getting lucky in so many ways with this cause the guy I bought it from is a stand up guy and wants to make it right!!!


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