Quick question

Spud · Feb 9, 2018

I have a slight "knocking" noise which appears to come from around the alternator when I first fire the bike up. Give a couple of minutes to warm up, it shuts up and is pretty quiet.
If I take the belt off and fire it up (to eliminate it from the root of the noise) will it do any harm ?
I know it probably sounds a daft question ....
Cheers

Timolgra · Feb 9, 2018

My bike does this occasionally, every couple of years I worry about it.

I thinks it's the front timing chain tensioner, it's starts up quiet then after 20 secs knocks for around a 90 secs then disappears.
Perhaps taking time for oil to reach the tensioner.
Pfffft! Now I'm thinking about it again.

Spud · Feb 9, 2018

Timolgra said:
My bike does this occasionally, every couple of years I worry about it.

I thinks it's the front timing chain tensioner, it's starts up quiet then after 20 secs knocks for around a 90 secs then disappears.
Perhaps taking time for oil to reach the tensioner.
Pfffft! Now I'm thinking about it again.

That sounds exactly the same !!!
Bugger it, perhaps I'll just leave it ! :bow

Timolgra · Feb 9, 2018

Spud said:
That sounds exactly the same !!!
Bugger it, perhaps I'll just leave it !

Of course it could be your main bearings on the way out.......... :green gri

Spud · Feb 9, 2018

Timolgra said:
Of course it could be your main bearings on the way out..........

Stop it !! :bash

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