pokeimam
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Post by pokeimam on Aug 27, 2019 4:47:57 GMT -7
Service told me that they tend to tick because of titanium exhaust valves ...
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Post by hooli on Aug 27, 2019 5:39:40 GMT -7
Service told me that they tend to tick because of titanium exhaust valves ... Better find yourself a competent service tech, because the MT has steel valves.
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pokeimam
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Post by pokeimam on Aug 27, 2019 5:54:02 GMT -7
Now I am not sure even they have seen a titanium valve ..
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micke
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Post by micke on Aug 31, 2019 0:38:40 GMT -7
yes , it sounds about the same as Aprilia tuono v4 my -11 i had . normal there to.
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yamahopper
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Post by yamahopper on Sept 6, 2019 12:09:18 GMT -7
Picked mine up two weeks ago. Got 700+ on it and have already done the first oil change. Still sounds like a solid cam with the valve lash set at over twenty thousandths. Was pretty concerned till I got on here and saw how many commented on it. Going to run it and see - damn sure don’t want to be one of those “where’s your engine soldier? BLOWED UP SIR!”
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Post by thefinn on Sept 22, 2019 8:25:08 GMT -7
Most likely just the "Yamaha tick". My FZ-07 ticked like crazy, especially when i leaned over to the left side. My FZ-10 also ticks but after 7500 miles its still all good
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dashiznit1
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Post by dashiznit1 on Oct 3, 2019 12:26:12 GMT -7
I have the tick too. It was LOUD when I started it for the first time at 1 mile on the odometer, got quiet right after I changed my break in oil at 30 ish miles, and now that I have a few hundred miles on it the tick is getting louder again but is worst on cold starts.
I used to have a 2002 R1 and it didn't tick at all until one day my friend was being an idiot and redlined it in neutral while I was warming it up. The engine had 56,000 miles on it and once he did that it started ticking really loud. I replaced the cam chain tensioner (huge PITA) and that didn't fix anything, so I'm pretty sure it was just the cam chain.
This ticking noise sounds slightly different because the bad timing chain on the R1 almost sounded like a grinding and slapping sound combined when I revved it, whereas the MT10 is making a more solid and consistent ticking noise that sounds mechanically tight, almost like it was designed that way.
I don't know if that makes sense or not but seeing how many people are reporting the same thing and how few engine failures there have been I'm not too worried about it. Just to be safe I got an extended warranty and I'm keeping my oil change receipts/submitting service information using the yamalube extended warranty website so that my engine will be covered for 20 years/100,000 miles.
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vatozone
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Post by vatozone on Aug 9, 2021 6:39:23 GMT -7
Hello everybody I just got my 2021 mt 10 and as most of you, have the same ticking noise when warming up and going down the road until like 40mph gets less noise. Any update how you guys are dealing with this, have you fixed ? or just ignore and keep enjoying the bike?
thanks in advance
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bigdadcoc
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Post by bigdadcoc on Aug 9, 2021 7:53:47 GMT -7
So just to clarify. 1.) Fuel injectors can be noisy and they do make a clicking noise. (Normal) 2.) Excessive clicking, or clattering noise (old Chevy) is generally a lifter problem. 3.) This as all overhead camshaft engines have shims and need to be checked after so many miles, which requires pulling the valve cover off, using feeler gauges and then changing shims as needed. Shims come in 0.05mm incremental increases. For me I can tell the difference in the sounds and would recommend finding someone qualified close to you that can tell the difference between them. Obviously people put the engines together and if they put the wrong shims in it can clatter. You’re average tech school grad working at the dealership probably doesn’t know the difference.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Aug 9, 2021 16:10:03 GMT -7
I thought I had replied to this thread before but might've been a different one.
Ticking in Sportbikes is an absolutely normal thing and by itself, should not be a cause for any concern. I have had bikes across almost all of the major manufacturers and there's one thing they all had in common, they ALL eventually would start to tick.
The most common culprit of this is the cam chain. The cam chain will stretch just like any normal chain during use. To combat this and so you do not have to get it mechanically adjusted, some amazing engineer came up with the automatic chain tensioner. It is a mechanical part. The problem with this mechanical part though is it is not exact, meaning it needs to wait for the chain to stretch enough where the tensioner can "grab" onto the next adjustment and tighten the chain back up again. In this purgatory, the chain is a bit loose and usually is a main culprit of rattling, but the chain will not get so loose as to be causing damage.
My ZX6R rattles like a rattle can. Me and my mechanic friend took it apart to do the valves and we specifically checked the cams, chain, and tensioner. Little play in the chain but otherwise normal and in spec. Everything looked pristine. This is a track bike.
Basically, rattling in a sportbike alone should not be used to presume there's a mechanical issue. I would say you need at least one other identifiable issue like loss of power, problems starting, stalling. etc.
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Post by willl84 on Aug 9, 2021 16:32:52 GMT -7
When I had my TL1000R there was a common saying: "TL" stands for "Ticks Loudly" LOL
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gromerpyle
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Post by gromerpyle on Aug 11, 2021 13:41:51 GMT -7
has anybody tried this?
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Post by sdshawn on Aug 12, 2021 5:49:38 GMT -7
I agree timing chain adjusting unless the noise never gets quieter from time to time.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Aug 13, 2021 12:13:00 GMT -7
I wouldn't. You're going to tighten the cam chain before it's supposed to be tightened by the tensioner. Tight chain = accelerated wear and stretching.
The whole point of an auto chain tensioner is so you don't have to do this. You could and it may work, but the tick will come back eventually. And if you do it wrong, say going two clicks instead of one, you can have catostrophic results.
I also think it's solid advice to not take mechanical advise from Youtube "vloggers".
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gambucci
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Post by gambucci on Jan 11, 2024 4:32:03 GMT -7
Mine ticks, hopefully it's normal. When I took it in to the dealer for it's first service (600 miles) I asked the tech to listen for the tick because it sounded a little loud to me. He said it's normal. If it makes you feel any better I'm at 4k miles now and it hasn't blown up yet haha Thanks for the reply. I had a 98 Kawasaki Nomad with an auto cam chain tensioner that would get pretty loud before it tightened up. Have a 2015 Kawasaki Vaquero with a lifter that sounds like the engine is coming apart when the oil drains out of it. The noise goes away after a few miles of warmup. Being that Yamaha doesn't give you but a year of warranty (1 season) it's a gamble to go without an extended. My MT10 SP ticks from the first day on. 2019. Was really worrying. 15K Km by now... no problem. Happy with the bike.
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