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rattle

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:41 pm
by ratbag56
after a run and my bike is idling it rattles really bad from the rite hand side i think it is the cam chain but aint sure it only does it at idle thou any ideas?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 11:02 pm
by masterofinsanity
does it disappear when you pull the clutch in?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 11:05 pm
by ratbag56
is still there even if the clucth is in
i aint sure i dont wana buy things that mite not fix it the noise is only there at idle

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:45 am
by RedexRobB
Probably just the tensioner on its way out, if the rattling dissapears when you rev it then its defo the tensioner.

Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:59 pm
by ratbag56
were is the best place to get one from?

Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:09 pm
by gubbs
ratbag56 wrote:is still there even if the clucth is in
i aint sure i dont wana buy things that mite not fix it the noise is only there at idle
As ^ above. Tensioner.

Probably just needs to be reset.

Try that before buying a new one.

Just cleaning and lubricating can make the difference.

Its a very simple device, there's not really anything that can 'break'. They just get dirty ..

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:42 pm
by ratbag56
is it best to time the bike up b4 i take the tensioner out?

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:55 pm
by Northern ANdy
not the exhaust baffle is it?

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:56 pm
by ratbag56
i have micron race down pipes unless they have them?

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:39 pm
by Northern ANdy
don't actually know, I have the same pipes and there is some of that holey steel tube in there (if only I could remember the name)

Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 12:18 pm
by gubbs
ratbag56 wrote:is it best to time the bike up b4 i take the tensioner out?
You what se wuzzle? :smt017