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From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jan 2010 12:15
Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.

After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
top end.

It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.

So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.

And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
head-scratching and the odd swear-word.

It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.


--
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Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
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From: platypus on 23 Jan 2010 12:28

"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk...
> Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
>
> After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> top end.
>
> It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
>
> So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
>
> And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
>
> It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.

Crocodile?


From: Pete Fisher on 23 Jan 2010 12:36
In communiqu� <1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> cast forth these
pearls of wisdom
>Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
>
>After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
>setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
>top end.
>
>It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
>oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
>and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
>
>So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
>slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
>tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
>
>And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
>head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
>
>It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
>who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
>
>

You've got a screw loose.

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From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jan 2010 12:36
platypus <monotreme(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk...
> > Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
> >
> > After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> > setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> > top end.
> >
> > It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> > oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> > and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
> >
> > So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> > slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> > tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
> >
> > And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> > head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
> >
> > It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> > who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
>
> Crocodile?
>
He's behind you!

--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple
Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jan 2010 12:36
Pete Fisher <Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In communiqu� <1jcs7q7.rbo7w9m78zeiN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk>,
> The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> cast forth these
> pearls of wisdom
> >Every now and again you come up against an odd one. A *really* odd one.
> >
> >After I'd bought the GN250, I gave it a full service which included
> >setting the tappets, naturally, and I was getting a slight tick from the
> >top end.
> >
> >It sounded exactly like a tappet that was fractionally too wide, though
> >oddly the noise didn't persist when you revved it hard, but I shrugged
> >and decided I'd look at it again when I got back from South America.
> >
> >So this afternoon, I checked the tappets again to see if I'd got one
> >slightly out, but they all seemed OK. I reset them anyway, towards the
> >tighter end of the recommended clearance scale.
> >
> >And damn me, the ticking seemed louder when I restarted it. Much
> >head-scratching and the odd swear-word.
> >
> >It's sorted now: source of the noise traced. A virtual pint to anyone
> >who can guess what it was. A new one on me, certainly.
> >
> >
>
> You've got a screw loose.

I know I have, but what about the bike?


--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple
Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
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