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I didnt quite find the answer I was looking for by searching through past threads. I rode my bike to Pittsburgh last weekend, three hour ride. I rode it hard all the way out. when I got out there I realized the engine had started tapping at some point. Clearly louder on the right side.
I took it to Yamaha and the mechanic said to start by changing the oil and run a magnet through it to check out metal residue in the oil. He said then they could pull the heads and check the valves and lifters if need be. He wasnt able to recomend weather to drive it or not, just said it's up to me. I have 2,300 miles on it, it went out of warrenty last month. the tap does seem to be getting louder, and it deffinately gets louder as the bike warms up. I feel like it is turning into what I would classify as a knock as it gets warmer.
I'm just looking for any advise I can get. In the meantime, I wont be driving it but this mechanic doesnt exactly fill me with confidence in his abilities. We had to start a warrior on the sales floor so he could compare engines, to see if mine sounds normal (the new warrior had no tap)
I took it to Yamaha and the mechanic said to start by changing the oil and run a magnet through it to check out metal residue in the oil. He said then they could pull the heads and check the valves and lifters if need be. He wasnt able to recomend weather to drive it or not, just said it's up to me. I have 2,300 miles on it, it went out of warrenty last month. the tap does seem to be getting louder, and it deffinately gets louder as the bike warms up. I feel like it is turning into what I would classify as a knock as it gets warmer.
I'm just looking for any advise I can get. In the meantime, I wont be driving it but this mechanic doesnt exactly fill me with confidence in his abilities. We had to start a warrior on the sales floor so he could compare engines, to see if mine sounds normal (the new warrior had no tap)