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Jeremyh
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I did a search but didn't find squat. Basically just wondering if the xb's valves have always sounded noise and i am just noticing them or do i need an adjustment. Anybody else notice your valves making noise.
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Rocketsprink
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes. They make noise. The whole valve train that is.
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What is this valve adjustment thing you speak of; ) We use hydraulic tappets that don't need adjustments.
You hear more of the valvetrain noise because most of it isn't hidden behind a water jacket like on a water cooled bike.
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Jeremyh
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ok, i just didn't know if it was because i just didn't hear it before when i had my exhaust opened up or what. as far as the adjustment is concerned i just figured they were adjusted the same way as any other valves. (feeler guage and some patience.)
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Slaughter
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I used to ride 2-strokes until I got my BSA. I couldn't believe how much valve noise I heard in those aluminum heads. Some things never change.
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Scitz
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 06:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was kind of worried about the noise myself but then my dad told me when he was young and had a Triumph, he bought new, that was really noisy and he would wear a helmet to reduce the noise. I just need to get a louder exhaust. I guess this is also one of the disadvantages to having push rods.
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Sandblast
Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 09:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You guys should hear a Ducati 999- different source, but they sound like they are coming apart
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Brucelee
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 09:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The valves will be a bit louder when you first start the bike up. Should quiet down a bit as you bike warms.

Yes, air cooled twins make noise. Listen to a Duc some time. The clutch alone is a real treat.
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Buellman39
Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 - 10:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like my duc clutch noise!
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