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AttackPug
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Ok so I leave my GT on the side stand when parked. When I start it to warm it up it makes a noise like a bag of ball bearings........I love the bike but......I'm thinking of an RT maybe ?
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Sidestand, centerstand mine does it , in 3 of 5 starts I'll keep it till the warranty is up it may grenade by then
5/40 or 10/40
Cold? Hot? No difference?
For how long?
Probably it needs the cam chain tensioner upgrade - maybe. But it is never a good idea to guess about and then ignore harsh metallic sounds.
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End result is no noise like the sack of rocks in the valve cover when started now.
There ARE a few horror stories about the true culprit is a faulty camshaft by the way it was cast instead or forged or the type of alloy used in the unit...hope that one stays away from our two bikes. The two I read about were non US bikes...not sure if that makes any difference.
I'm sitting at about 13K on the odo and have been wondering whether or not I should have it done. Some say to just keep riding, some (I think) exaggerate the rare occasion where someone suffers a catastrohic failure. Add to that the tone dealers take when you approach them with the intro "I read about this on the internet...."
Regardless, I'd like to see some more input.
I was concerned about a skip condition and jumping a tooth or two on the cam gear as well...which could lead to top end disaster you mentioned. It is a simple install and was worth the $125 part cost for some peace of mind. If you read the K-Bike forum, it's gloom & doom from a few bad cases and I think it gets blown out of proportion as a lot of Internet info does like you also mention. If you own one of the broken ones, sorry!