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Just purchased 06 KS, 11,000 mi. Looks and runs perfect except grating vibration / noise at idle. Had new timing chain tensioner installed, hasn't helped. Can this be corrected? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Sam
Just purchased 06 KS, 11,000 mi. Looks and runs perfect except grating vibration / noise at idle. Had new timing chain tensioner installed, hasn't helped. Can this be corrected? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Sam
Welcome to the forum.J Had new timing chain tensioner installed, hasn't helped.
Pretty sure the topics of "clutch grinding" and the cam chain tensioner/cover are all over this site and others. I have also seen a link to all of the recalls as well.
I just picked my new to me '06 k12s last night with 34k on it. It also has a very pronounced grinding at idle which goes away with the clutch pulled in. The PO was told by a local deal when he bought it that it was the clutch (though I think it is really a gearbox issue) and again "it was perfectly normal for these bikes". He was also told that if it didn't cause a more serious problem in the first 10k miles or so, it would be fine.
Now this could all be bs by either the dealer or the PO, who was inclined to not have me back out of the deal, but it has run fine in the hour drive home last night (!), so I'll take it one step at a time.
I am going to visit the dealer who has done all of the service on the bike today and see if they won't give me a copy of the service history and ask about the grinding to see what the answer is currently... If I don't have to replace the clutch basket and pack I beleive I have gotten a nice deal on this bike, if not, well, such is life.
Curious to hear what you find out and what you end up doing with yours!
David
Update: went through this the service history with dealer and discussed gearbox noise: pretty much the same story that it's fine and if I can live with the sound then it would not be a problem. He did indicate it was an all or nothing remedy with clutch basket and assorted parts from the k13s model and a cool $1000++ to fix, so I'll live with the sound for a while (or get a louder exhaust