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rattle

  1. peerieivan

    Engine rattle!!!

    Not long got the bike out this year ( a little later than usual!!) had the valve clearances done last year and she was running sweet, i have noticed that when i start the bike up there is a rattle from around the front of the engine, put a slight rev on and it dissapears, it sometimes lasts for...
  2. T

    Cam chain rattle ???

    It did it yesterday, only briefly after a long ride out. I stopped for fuel and restarted the engine and it rattled briefly. It hasn't done it before or since and the performance of the bike is unaffected Anyone else had this ? TV4 APRC 2012 with 10k miles
  3. I

    Engine Rattle & Vibration, 2001 model Mille, Anyone with advice please??

    Hi Guys, I have an issue that is wrecking me out because I do not know what road to go down next to try to resolve the issue. I bought a 46k miles RSV Mille recently that had one owner from new. The bike runs A1 except for one very annoying / worrying problem. When the engine is under load, i...
  4. B

    cam chain rattle

    my v4 rattle near top end, think its the camchain is slowly getting worse when bike is hot,i know they all have noisy engine, but i have track a day coming up and wondered if there was a easy cure,thoughts please
  5. A

    Aprilia Tuono v4 / RSV4 engine rattle

    Hi, Please find attached video ( nb this is NOT my bike ) I'm hearing that this can be common to these engines-Is anyone else's engine making this noise?? If so-please can anyone suggest the cause and remedy? Thanks in advance go on on to youtube and search for Tuono V4 R K1200S08
  6. Z

    Engine rattle

    I'm not sure but I think my valves might need an adjustment and or the cam chain tensioner. I have a 2001 rsv mille with 17000 miles. Just looking for some feedback and any advice would be much appreciated since I have no idea how to perform a job like this...
  7. M

    Rattle / Vibration accelerating in 3rd

    Hi guys from new member, Bought by 2002 Mille the other day and have noticed when accelerating from around 2000 revs in 3rd gear there is a rattle / vibration. It happens in that gear only and not in neutral ?? Wondering if its just the belly pan / chain or somit else vibrating at that...
  8. C

    rattle

    got a rattle on my bike, been there for ages its a very light noise which sounds like it is coming from the top near the fairing top,i thought it was from the ign barrel so i put spray grease in it but no better it only comes in around 5000-6500rpm ,i was going to stip the bike today but a nail...
  9. W

    The 4K rattle...

    Hi looking to pick your brains again please.... My '03 mille has a rattle between 3.5K and 4K rpm. I wouldn't full throttle it at 3K so it only light to medium throttle. It sounds like a chain rattle. Its not the drive chain ive checked that quite a few times and it sounds (for want of a...
  10. J

    What's That Rattle???

    My bike makes an awful death rattle when you accelerate from very low revs- it sounds like the chain is slapping, but I'm sure it's not as the tension seems fine. It's an 03 Mille RSV. I normally ride around the problem on the road, but when it was put on the dyno and had to be loaded up from...
  11. C

    best match rattle can for 02 diablo black?

    Need to paint my replacement air tube outer, which satin black closest matches original!?
  12. Looney Tunes

    Casey Stoner throwing his rattle? *SPOILERS*

    ***SPOILER ALERT**** * * * * * * * * Anyone else watched the Laguna Seca Moto GP? Great racing, great fight for 1st and imo Rossi pulled Stoner's pants down and just outplayed him. Stoner just came across as a pissy little c*** and didn't shake his hand ( that I could see ) and was having a...