Another tick

[Houtman_imp]

Nice bike but Ohlins would look nicer than the stock shocks.

[Bronzaar_imp]

I think it's okay that you had the valves inspected at 35000 km. Many owners don't bother with frequent valve inspections and suffer no consequences, but it certainly can't hurt (unless the work is not performed correctly).

One consideration when taking the bike to a new dealer for service is their lack of knowledge of the last service, so it makes sense that they may recommend a full service. You may find that you can easily perform many of these periodic services yourself, including oil changes, air filter replacement, spark plugs, etc. I can't comment on the tick noise without actually seeing the bike.

That is not a bad description but it would be a great deal better if you could provide a video taken at different places that shows where the sound originates from.

Ask yourself; if the sound is electrical would it not be the same all the time?

The relationship with a dealer to me is a two way affair, if you want them to take care of your issues it may cost a bit because they have to search for the issue and spend time on it, also you can ask upfront to explain in detail what the problem was and how/if it was repaired rather than; oh ok then.......
A second or third opinion is a good idea but you then have to examine the outcome and evaluate the answers carefully, generally with these bikes if you leave them alone they will serve the owner well, you are not the first one that regrets lifting the valve cover too soon for a clearance check, some have driven the bike for over 80.000 km after the initial check, however we all understand that we want to take care of this machine.

If your bike sounds similar to this one ( at 25 seconds into the video ) don't do anything to it, yours has over 30.000 faultless kilometers, keep it that way;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGcs__Rt31Y

And the oilcheck has to be done on the centerstand on a level surface according to the ( downloadable owners manual ), it is a wide oilpan and it takes 5 minutes after shutting the engine off to stabilise the oil level.
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i will make a video tomorow to show you. the noise we hear at 25 seconde in the video doesn't seems fault for me either. mine does the tick only when the bike is just on and slightly warm, so when the rpm's are dropped to 1100 in neutral, when i then pull the trottle till 2000 or 2500 it tics. when i drive a good bit and the bike is fully hot, then it tics sometimes even without trottle. friday i have the check up, new airfilter, new spark plugs, oil filter and oil. and he's gonna check the tick. i'll see and tell you after. tommorow i'll upload what i mean..

oil i check when bike is cold offcourse and on center stand. after 5000km's suddenly it was empty, i refilled it 2 or 3 weeks ago, now its still ok

[Cormanus]

Did you check the oil level according to the manual, Bronzaar? Put on the centre stand on level ground. Run the engine for 3-5 minutes; allow to stand for 2-3 minutes then check?

[max]

Bronzaar that sounds like a sound plan, we look forward to the video and it is always a good idea to check the dealer's work straight afterwards, what if you drove 5.000 km till the next change with that low oil level, how much did you top it up with?

[Bronzaar_imp]

Bronzaar that sounds like a sound plan, we look forward to the video and it is always a good idea to check the dealer's work straight afterwards, what if you drove 5.000 km till the next change with that low oil level, how much did you top it up with?

they changed it at 35000 with 10w40. when i noticed i could'nt see a drup in it i had a little more than 40000.. so the yamaha dealer around the corner filled it up with a half liter of 10w40 i think. i saw everybody here suggested 10w30. i'll tell the Honda garage that friday.

Since i'm a complete beginner biker since last december i didn't payed as much attention to the technical part till now. i had blind confiance in the dealers work. In this new Honda garage i am gonna show him the document from the last check and ask him what he's gonna do and check afterwards for sur. i took the day of and i don't care if i have to camp in front of the garage till saturday and have the bike and the technician to explain me what and how and what about this tick.

I'm thinking of taking classes to learn how to work on a bike myself. i guess it would safe tons of money and nerve damage when i can rely on myself to maintain the bike.

[Cormanus]

You’re right about working on the bike yourself. I wish I knew enough to do more than the simple routine stuff. Don’t worry whether you use 10W30 or 10W40. Honda says the bike can cope with either of them.

[GoldOxide_imp]

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Honda manual recommends 10W30. Every Honda service center I have spoken to uses 10W40 and acknowledges the manual's statement of 10W30. However, they will use 10W30 if the owner insists.

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You may find owners of excessively hotter climates will use no less than 10W40 grade.

[Django]

Honda recommends in the manual: 10W-30 for winter, 10W-40 for summer. Same in the service manual.

As most riders only ride at modest or warm temperatures, 10W-40 is good enough in most cases.