Advice please? <3

[Skeets]

Lately, my bike has started to make these weird noises. When i got the bike new in 2007, after the first 1,000 miles it started a little ticking noise. I thought it was the engine being broken in, but when I asked on this forum it's not.

So I ignored it for a while, seeing as it hasn't harmed me at all.

But now, I'm starting to hear it more frequently.  It's like a tick tick tick, and then followed by a high pitch tap. It's rather hard to explain.

I can hear it only when I'm idling and the bike is hot.

When the bike is coldish, it doesn't make that noise.

It's a 2007 Gs500f with 5000 miles on it.

I purchased it in July, but I'm not sure if it's under warranty....

Should I get this checked out?

[Kasumi]

Has it met all its service intervals? Could possibly be a valve adjustment now the motor is properly broken in. Has an oil change been done and is the oil at the correct level? Some engines do just make ticking noises, but at such low milage i should think theres some adjustment needed.

[Skeets]

In my little manual I wrote down every little thing I did to the bike.

600 miles- Oil change, chain adjustment+cleaned chain lube tightened bolts

2400 miles- Oil change and everything listed

4,000 miles- Oil changed and air filter + everything listed.

At 4,000 I added synthetic.

Yes I check my oil level at every fill-up.

Does the warranty cover an valve adjustment?

[ohgood]

In my little manual I wrote down every little thing I did to the bike.

600 miles- Oil change, chain adjustment+cleaned chain lube tightened bolts

2400 miles- Oil change and everything listed

4,000 miles- Oil changed and air filter + everything listed.

At 4,000 I added synthetic.

Yes I check my oil level at every fill-up.

Does the warranty cover an valve adjustment?

i'm betting not. a warranty covers breakage. service packages cover stuff like adjustments.

[Skeets]

So if the engine somehow manages to blow up I get a new one?

[Roadstergal]

So if the engine somehow manages to blow up I get a new one?

If you haven't done the scheduled maintenance, they'd have grounds to deny warranty claims.

With the nifty valve adjust tool, valve adjustments are easy on the GS500s.  I'd just take an evening and do it.

[bobthebiker]

a little maintenance now saves a LOT of money later.   words to live by, because small maintenance items ARE cheap, unlike major repairs.

get it checked out.

[vorBH]

So if the engine somehow manages to blow up I get a new one?

If you haven't done the scheduled maintenance, they'd have grounds to deny warranty claims.

With the nifty valve adjust tool, valve adjustments are easy on the GS500s.  I'd just take an evening and do it.

Where can I get the necessary tools needed for valve adjustment for the 07 gs500f?

[Skeets]

How much would the average shop charge for an valve adjustment?

[fred]

So if the engine somehow manages to blow up I get a new one?

If you haven't done the scheduled maintenance, they'd have grounds to deny warranty claims.

With the nifty valve adjust tool, valve adjustments are easy on the GS500s.  I'd just take an evening and do it.

Where can I get the necessary tools needed for valve adjustment for the 07 gs500f?

You just need one tool. You can buy them at the dealer, search this site to figure out how to make your own, or wait for one of the traveling valve adjusting kits which probably has one in it. The tool basically allows you to compress the bucket without touching the shim so you can get the shim out. It takes a bit of practice to get it working right, but after that it is a pretty easy thing to do... Oh yeah, you also need feeler gauges, but those are easy to get a machine shops or auto parts stores and again, there is probably one in the traveling valve kit...