Tom
New Member
Looks like my woes continue. After a hard ride on the way to work yesterday, I noticed a the sound of baseball cards on a bicycle spoke coming from my motor. I have a full Yoshi exhaust, so for the noise to be loud enough to be heard over the exhaust, I knew there was an issue.
Took the fairings off to help in locating the source of the noise, and to check for any possible exhaust leaks.
No exhaust leaks, and when starting the bike when cold the noise is even louder. It now has a very distinct metal clang/impact sound. It increases in rate with the RPMs of the motor. Bike seems to run fine, no smoke from the exhaust, coolant level doesnt change in the overflow bottle, and oil looks normal.
Any ideas on what it could be? The bike is still under warranty, but I do have the Gray Area KTM titanium valve seats, so I'm worried KTM will try to blame it on that. Thus I would have to pay for the labor and parts to fix.
Took the fairings off to help in locating the source of the noise, and to check for any possible exhaust leaks.
No exhaust leaks, and when starting the bike when cold the noise is even louder. It now has a very distinct metal clang/impact sound. It increases in rate with the RPMs of the motor. Bike seems to run fine, no smoke from the exhaust, coolant level doesnt change in the overflow bottle, and oil looks normal.
Any ideas on what it could be? The bike is still under warranty, but I do have the Gray Area KTM titanium valve seats, so I'm worried KTM will try to blame it on that. Thus I would have to pay for the labor and parts to fix.