Lion-O Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 just bought a thundercat and i been riding it for a week sounds lovely!!! today i put oil in her cos she was low and carried on riding i been giveing her some welly and i changed between first and second but hit neutral but it made an odd noise and now the engine clicks when idle and clicks faster as you rev her i was doing about 50 when i changed.... can anyone help me on what it might be as this is my first bike and im new to riding.... chrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bovril Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 You most likely over reved the engine when you missed second gear and done a bit of damage inside. Best take it to a motorcycle mechanic to diagnose the fault. One other thing, what grade of oil did you top up with, might not be the right stuff for your bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion-O Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 I used Castrol T4 10/40 its something like that i went to halfords and the have a book off bikes and what oil is used for what so you know what you are buying. the clicking noise hasnt stoped the bike from handling or running smoothly it just doesnt sound right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmythehat Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 is it a click or a rattle?? if its a clicking noise then you possibly have bent a selector fork in the gear box which is now holding two gears close to each other making them click together as they go around, does the noise go away when riding and not in neutral?? does it change gear smoothly?? hope fully you have not damaged your g box cause its a full engine strip on those the remove gears , shop will charge you around 16 hrs labour plus parts...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz3005 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Mine is doing the same!!! Although mine was standing in a garage for about 8 months and went started after that there was the same kind of rattle you are describing. The only way I can explain it is it sounds like one of those old wooden football rattles that you spin round, but not so loud. The rattles are about a second apart on idle but speed up as the revs increase. Again there is no affect on ride etc, but i think the gear change has always been slightly on the rough side, it has 37k on the clock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip2222 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 yeh mine does this too, has for the last 10 thou miles... like you it doesnt affect performance at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave C Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 It could be a leak at the exhaust causing the clicking type noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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