Ticking Sound Byte

[crizyal]

my 06 sounds just like that at about 2700 rpm not as loud though I would suspect some valve noise is expected noticed it right away though not getting worse after 3500 miles.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Anybody put enough miles on an '06 to see if the ugly ticking might occur?

 

[Need4Speed]

Anybody put enough miles on an '06 to see if the ugly ticking might occur?

I just got my break-in service done and now I notice ticking when I get off of the throttle. This consistently happens when after I first take off and the bike has been sitting up over night. I am going to take it back to the dealer and see what the deal is.

 

[sml-27]

Hey all im thinking of gettiing an 05 fjr with 12000 or so miles on it, after reading all of this about ticking im not sure if I should still by it or not, from what I have read if the bike doesent tick after a certain amout of miles I will be safe, is this right? So I guess the best thing for me to do is have them start the bike and listen for the tick, if theres no tick the bikes ok? is there anything else I need to pay close attention to before I buy a 05 fjr?

 

[FJRSTAR]

Anybody put enough miles on an '06 to see if the ugly ticking might occur?

I just got my break-in service done and now I notice ticking when I get off of the throttle. This consistently happens when after I first take off and the bike has been sitting up over night. I am going to take it back to the dealer and see what the deal is.

Could be your hearing the fuel injectors?

 

[El Toro]

I'm wondering if there's any correlation between ticking and MotoMan style break in, or quick switch to synthetic oil?

I'm also still wondering what Yamaha is fixing. The sound clip I listened to sounded a lot like it could be resolved with cam chain tensioning.

Anyone who's had the warranty repair able to be specific about what was fixed?

 

[El Toro]

Anyone who's had the warranty repair able to be specific about what was fixed?

I appreciate ionbeam's explanation in another thread that the tick is a valve guide wear issue. Thanks.

 

[grommit]

Dear Ticker victims,

Does anybody have a copy of these infamous files? The original links do not work anymore. If recovered, I could host these files at my place and post new links here.

Any pointers to alternative ticker recordings also appreciated!

Thanks,

Grommit

 

[aharper]

I'd like to hear these as well.

 

[Nomadak]

And I !

 

[ionbeam]

I'd like to hear these as well.

And I !

The zombies have arisen again

One person responding to a thread that is 3 years old asking about a sound byte that is 10 years old. The most common sound recordings from several people of the '04-'05 era are no longer available, the links are dead.

From Yamaha: To diagnose over tight valve stem seals leading to valve guide wear and subsequent valve stem rattling , pull the head pipes and look for oil traces. Oil = issue, no oil = no problem. From me -- put a mechanics stethoscope on the head pipes, right where they leave the engine, then at the cam chain tensioner cover and on the cyl #4 end of the valve cover. You will know without a doubt where the noise is coming from.

 

[RossKean]

There are a few on YouTube if you do a search. I had a listen to a couple of them and quite frankly, I can't hear anything. On the other hand, I have pretty poor hearing in some frequency ranges.

 

[infrared]

This is an .AVI clip, plays with QuickTime (and many other players). Close-up starts at 0:09 seconds.

Video may take half a minute to load, then click the Play button:

https://home.comcast.net/~bvw13/images/bl_ticker.avi

Try these, especially the .WAV files.

https://fjrforum.com/misc/ticksound/

Computer speakers are mostly junk, for stuff like this.

You really want to plug in some high-quality earbuds (with volume OFF) and turn the sound level up slowly.

(Borrow the earbuds.

)

Cheers,

Infrared

 

[HyperPete]

Thanks for this thread. I was worried that my '04 might be "ticking", but it sounds nothing like this! *sigh of relief!*