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mechanikal_vandal
I have just returned from a trip to Belgium and while i was away my bike has developed a loud rattly knocking noise in the engine. Its worst when just ticking over, kinda smoothes out once im moving.
Its a 2004 model xtx, its done just over 10k miles n apart from the first free service iv been doing all the work on it myself and i want to continue doing so.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing the noise and if it can easily be fixed? Its been suggested by a friend with a little more mechanical knowledge than me that it could be that the timing chain is loose and jus needs tensioning. (i dont even know if the bike has a timing chain?)
Thanks AndE
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im certanly not an expert on mechanics but i had some similar problems with mine '04. xtr, weird noise coming from left side of engine, tickling sound goes faster with opening throttle.
It was a bearing on my crankshaft, and now after mechanic fixed that problem during winter time, there's another even stranger noise on right side of engine, by the clutch, can be heard only when bike is cold and with throttle it dissapears.. he said it's like common sound on some honda transalp
btw mine has 43tkm