Noise is Subjective

Is it a ticking or a clacking sound more a clacking sound in the first two gears in low revs, build up the revs and it vanishes.

hmm
My GRiSO makes very little noise:   for a big aircooled fecker with pushrods and hy-co camchains and bloody heavy flywheel and a bevel. (compare with Triumphs, Nortons, BSAs, Ducati, Laverda)

But if i wear a different helmet or the wind is from the NW or it is All Fools Day it makes many funny noises. -
My least favourite is an engine speed whine worse at low speed - think it is one or both of the hy-vo camchains

Basically if the noise doesn't  get worse, doesn't  affect performance and none of the SERVICE or red lights come on - just ignore it

lcjohnny wrote:

hmm
But if i wear a different helmet.
Basically if the noise doesn't  get worse, doesn't  affect performance and none of the SERVICE or red lights come on - just ignore it

I have to admit to wearing an open face with tiny holes drilled where your ears go.
Today on my rideout the Termignoni was loud with the baffle in
There is a clacking sound and it is quite unerving, though it has no effect on performance and no warning lights come on.
Maybe a new beetle map will cure it

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Mine sounds like a bag of nails. It's fine.

Papa Lazarou wrote:

Mine sounds like a bag of nails. It's fine.

It's not a top end sound more like a connection between gearbox and shaft reaction, though only low revs and first couple gears.
Be nice to ride another see if its the same.
There's a local bloke with a 2008 1200 hoping to catch him about.