ticking tacking rattling noise while engine is decelerating

[indywar360]

I've read a bunch of "camshaft endplay" posts lately but none of them describe the tickticketytackticktick noise occurring while decelerating --engine braking. It sounds like a rock caught and rattling somewhere in the fairing, or a loose chain of some sort, although the cam chain probably would make a much higher-frequency sound. It's between 2 and 3 occurrences per second, for a total occurrence usually of 3-5 seconds, then stops when engine deceleration passes a certain rpm.

It doesn't happen at idle or in first gear, but at second or third gear (maybe fourth too, but I can't hear it), while decelerating to a stop, and only while the clutch is engaged. Seems to have increased lately.

I am going to have a look at the camshafts soon, just thought my particular problem didn't quite compare to others', and wondering if anyone had any thoughts.

[ducati_nolan]

Check your drive chain, it's probally loose. Mine did the exact same thing, while decelerating, it made the tick clack tink tink sound ocasionally, and then more often, then whenever I slowed down. My drive chain was loose and was hitting the top of the swingarm.
hope this fixes it 

[indywar360]

Kewl! This sounds more like it.

Imagine there was a person who knew nothing about how to work on his gs500. A totally clueless noob. How would you describe to this person the best chain-tightening method, and to what specifications?

Thanks.

[Alphamazing]

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Maintenance/AdjustChainTension

[indywar360]

Thank you.