kainh wrote:
Hi everyone,
New to the forum. I just picked up 79 KZ650. Nice bike, runs good for the age of it and miles (22,000). One question for the experts out there. I have a rattling noise that is coming from the tranny during idle, or at least it sounds like its coming from there. It doesn't seem to cause any bike issues. It accelerates normally and no leaking. Granted, I still need to do a thorough tune up, but wondering if anyone had any ideas or if this is normal. Thanks in advance.
I'm hearing something that sounds like you describe on my KZ750 I just bought... To me it sounds like its coming from the engine though, goes away when you gun it, and only very noticeable at idle... Doesnt have me overly worried (yet), I'm used to hot rod car engines with similar noises, usually from the timing chain, on those its normal and expected, I havent been around enough KZ's to know if its 'normal' on these though