If anyone snickers at me due to the rattle for a few seconds after start up, I would ask them how it sounds from the rear as I'm pulling away.
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Side stand leans the bike to the left, tensioner is on the right…
Other factors to consider but this is pretty simple to understand. Never occurred to me before this thread.
Bimmer folk, mostly K-Bike Bimmer folk - are SOO jealous of the Connie. It's ok. The chain rattle just distracts them from their whiny fuel pumps, questionable ABS pumps, hardly serviceable and highly problematic rear shock, and the nagging wonder of when the tranny, splines or rear-end are gonna cause a wreck or leave them stranded! Sorry BMW - you were the only game in town. Thank you Kawasaki!!
My K75s always smoked at start up because oil weeped past the valve cover when on the side stand. Try explaining that to people for 115,000 miles - the bike is fine, really, just not meant to be parked(!)
piston slap and bearing noise threads are a great merger candidate .... into a thread about KiPass!
My K75s always smoked at start up because oil weeped past the valve cover when on the side stand. Try explaining that to people for 115,000 miles - the bike is fine, really, just not meant to be parked(!)
My GTR1400 started rattling on start up after about 3000kms,timing chain tensioner. Ran Motul 7100 10w60,guess what , no rattle on start up any more, even after bike is left for a month or more and all the oils drained back to the sump. I now run Amsoil 10w 40,still no rattle on start up after 10,000kms.
Suspected reason, the thicker oil pushed the tensioner to the next ratchet tooth on the tensioner, apparently the ratchet teeth are very fine, hence the timing chain tensioner is now placed firmer against the timing chain, no rattle on start up.
Try it.
It would be great if after all these years that Kawasaki could fix my only complaint. At 70,000 miles, now it rattles for about a minute on start up- I hope it breaks so I can finally use the extended warranty that I paid for.
Mine did that too so I spent the $50 or so for an Ape manual cam chain tensioner. Hasn't rattled since even on cold startup.
How many busted knuckles and beers to install?