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Bejones00
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 10:48 pm: | 
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I have always had Jap bikes but decided to buy a Buell and I must say I dig it.But I have a tic as though it is low on oil.I put the screaming eagle synthetic 20W50 in it.I have checked the oil level a few times, the dip stick sucks, and it seems O.K.The manual says it takes about 2.5 Qts. Thats what I have added.Am I crazy or is this normal?I have read some boards and they say it is normal but I still have my doubts.I would take it to a dealer but I have a feeling they would give me the run around and want me to leave it so they could service it or something.Also the thing is hard as heck to shift.Like you have to push it into the gear not tap it like other bikes I have had.Is this normal also.Help me please. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 11:10 pm: |
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Mine ticks, has since about 3000 miles. 20,000 miles later, it still ticks, particularly when it gets *really* hot. Just ask Henrik. I took it to the dealer at about 5k to have them listen to it, and a mechanic I am inclined to trust and who knows Buells spent a LOT of time listening to it and said it sounded fine to him. That was enough for me.
Doesn't seem to hurt anything, though I could let it bug me if I was paranoid.
Hard shifting is usually a result of a misadjusted primary chain or clutch, or wrong levels of transmission fluid. Go through the process by the book (erring on the loose side on the primary chain tension) to set all three, and you will probably find a significant improvement in shifting.
Welcome to the family! |
Bad_karma
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 12:14 am: |
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Brian
Welcome to the Board. Does the ticking vary with engine speed or road speed? +1 what Reepicheep said to check.
Joe |
Bejones00
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 12:35 am: |
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The ticking speeds up with rpms.The valves are self adjusting right? |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 01:19 pm: |
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Yes, they are hydraulic. Mine actually quites down as the RPMS go up. I think there was a revision to the oil pump after my 05 was built that keeps greater oil pressure. |
Bejones00
| | Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 11:29 pm: |
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Whats the reason it tics? |
Bombardier
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2008 - 08:00 am: |
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Sporty motor = 67hp
Buell motor = 103hp
The cams make the lifters work real hard to keep in touch with the lobes and provide a compromise between rideability and power.
The tradeoff is valvetrain noise. |
99cyclone
| | Posted on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 11:03 pm: |
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Buell (and H-D) engines are noisy. The best cure for engine ticking is a louder muffler and/or ear plugs!
I've gotten used to the noise, but it took a long time. |
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