ok guys and gals i need help im new to bikes and i got my gs500f used and only 10000 miles i rode it 2 times and noticed a tick/knock on the right side of the engine towards the bottom witch wasnt there when i baught it iv read the camshift posts but please let me finish
it only does it when its warm/hot operating temps when i lean the bike to the right it stops to the left it stays the same i cant tell whats going on when im riding........wind noise.
it seams to start, run, idel, shift, eccelarate, and shut off just fine
my frind says it may be the cam shift but he said it may also be a bearing going out others said nothings wrong and to ride like the wind......................until the engin blows and im done.............not funny
please help
a vid of the sound would be very helpfull
i have never heard of a rod knock that only happend when warm.
GS motors arn't the smoothest sounding engines
i will try to post one to the sight
check your engine mounting bolts.
A loose valve tappet ticks at a high frequency but the infamous camshaft sideplay knock is more a heavy thud compared to a tappet tick and occurs at a much lower frequency.
Knocks only at idle, only when hot, and goes away if you pick up the idle speed to 1500-2000 rpm while sitting there in neutral. No need to complicate it with wind noise.
If it is the camshaft sideplay knock it can be eliminated by camshaft shimming but is harmless if left as is. Heard it off and on with my 97 GS that I put 80k miles on and I heard it early on with my 02 GS but haven't heard it for a long time now with 63k+ miles on it now.