Hi ya'll

first off, thankyou for having me on your forum, hopefully find some good tips an tricks here...

ok i've recently bought a bike xt125x that i'm doing up (or trying) but i have a ticking comeing from the engine, i thought it was the top end (unsure now)

so i took the top off ajusted the valves to they max, checked the timing chain and tensioner...the timing chain and tensioner looked ok to me, but i can't be 100% sure on that...an new head gasket, new oil as some one had over filled it!

but i still have this tick, its in rhythm an not a random tick...

i don't want to strip the engine if its something stupid....but i don't want to ride it incase its not

anyone got any ideas plez?

tomy

hi same prob with mine it is the top end as i fixed it but when my engine warms up it returns and is really horrible as the revs get higher the noise gets louder

how did you fix it?

if its coming back when the engine warms maybe it is the valves, metal expands as the engine as gets hot

2 words weak valve springs,or you havent adjusted the valves properly

weak valve springs! i never even thought of that

thankyou dt502001, an i'll have another look at the valve clearance too...i did set them to their maximum but i'll double check