03-09-2016, 04:24 AM
(03-09-2016, 03:41 AM)Django_imp Wrote: Does the ticking get louder, when you open the throttle and the engine is pulling? Does it disappear, when you close the throttle and the motorcycle is pushing the engine?
In my oppinion, you can ignore these wrong-oil-causing-this-tickle discussions. That's only rumors.
I observed discussions about this issues now for a couple of times. I also experienced it myself after the 12,000 km service at my bike, done by the Honda dealership. They fixed it the other day.
It appears after opening and closing of the cylinderhead cover, for checking the valves. If they checked the valves, there is a pretty chance, that this might be the cause.
No. 8 in this picture is a reed valve, a membrane. It opens, when flue gas is leaving the outlet valve, to add fresh air for the catalytic. If you close the throttle, there is no combustion and no flue gas, the membrane closes to avoid popping.
If the cover is opened/closed, it may produce some contact of the membrane parts to the head and cause, that you hear the membrane clicking. You can fix this by reopen and close and try to find the right position of the cover.
Another cause could be, by removing the ignition cables to be able to open the cylinderhead cover, some cable get damaged and now produces a spark to the frame, which sounds like a clicking.
The drawing of the cylinderhead cover is token from:
http://www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/2013...#sch793027
If your dealership does not find the root cause, they should ask their Honda support/backup. As this issue appears quite often, Honda should have a solution in their problem database.
HTH.
Yes! This describes the presence/behavior of the sound exactly, Django. And they did indeed check the valves as recommended.
I will return to the dealer tomorrow.
They also did the 600 and 4000 mile services, so I *assume* the oil is the same as before.
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