On my 2000 Nomad 1500 I fixed some noises by a)securing lower chrome decoration piece on front exhaust pipe-'tinny' sound b)servicing timing chain tensioners with updates (spacers)-rattle in engine c)rear passenger seat backrest latch-rattle, finally, d)speedo head rattling - making a tinny rattling sound from front. I pushed down on it when at worst and noise went away. Wrking on that now. Last noticed a slight lifter noise, but not too excited by it. You tuber says go with 10w40 full synthetic with 500ml of Marvel Mystery oil. We'll see.
Run some SeaFoam in it just before an oil change. Try not to pull the clutch leaver so it doesnt get into the clutch plates. It could also be the Cam chain Tensioner which is a non return type device. It can be in a position that is a bit loose and about to click into the next position. I wouldnt worry about it turn up the tunes or get a louder exhaust.
I am considering buying a 13-year-old 2010 Kawasaki Vulcan voyager 1700 with 13 K miles. I actually put a video on TH-cam of the noises coming from that engine. Lots of ticking, and another sign that sounds like a chain being dragged over a hollow pipe. I have been doing a lot of research here on TH-cam. It seems to be a fact that these are very clicky ticky noisy engines.. some people seem to think that having them sit and not doing frequent oil changes makes the lifter noise more prominent… Back 1 V wagon made air cooled 4 cylinder beetles. Those engines did not have Oil filters. And they held not too much oil. Back then the thing to do was to put in half a cup of kerosene and run the engine for about 20 minutes before doing an oil change. Just get the engine, hot, put in half a cup of kerosene, run it for about 15 minutes , then let the oil drain out for more than half an hour. I used to let mine drain overnight. That was a way to get the gum varnish and sludge out of the inside of that engine. So when you put the new oil in, it wouldn’t turn black right away since those engines have no oil filter… Now that may sound irresponsible, but many additives that were on the market back in the 70s 80s, and still today, some of them are 90% kerosene..
They all have that clicking noise in the 1500 & 1600 Vulcan engines after awhile of use. It is the HLA's are worn out some and not pumping up fully anymore. HLA = Hydraulic Lash Adjuster or Hydraulic Valve Lifter.
My 05 mean streak sounds exactly the same way. Thing that drives me crazy is that the sound will disappear and I can ride for almost 100 miles in the engine is very quiet and then it comes back again. After 25 to 30 miles it gets quiet again. This noise drove me crazy and I actually removed my motor, and inspected the hydraulic lifters. I cleaned them out and re-primed them only to have the same results. What freaks me out is this is an intermittent noise. It does not do it all the time. End it does not matter if I’m riding at highway speeds or warming it up first thing in the morning The clicking will start gradually and then increase in sound. Then it will disappear like it never happened. If anybody has any ideas what causes this,I would love to know. I think today I am going to remove the oil lines that run along the cylinders that lubricate the top end, and clean them out. If that works I will comment back to let you know.
@@mikelissandrello7655 well then I'm not sure what else to offer. Typically that sound is noise made when the cam chains slap the spark plug tunnels. If you added the extenders then its possible it is not the cam chains unless you have a lot of miles on the bike and the chains are stretched beyond help. If during disassembly if the tunnels did not show signs of wear then the only other thing would be the oil ways are clogged and the ticking is a result of less oil in the valve area. There are some videos out there on this but for the life of me I cannot remember the part that gets clogged up in the valve area. I haven't had my Nomad in over 6 years. I went up to a VN 2000 about a year or so after this video.
On my 2000 Nomad 1500 I fixed some noises by a)securing lower chrome decoration piece on front exhaust pipe-'tinny' sound b)servicing timing chain tensioners with updates (spacers)-rattle in engine c)rear passenger seat backrest latch-rattle, finally, d)speedo head rattling - making a tinny rattling sound from front. I pushed down on it when at worst and noise went away. Wrking on that now. Last noticed a slight lifter noise, but not too excited by it. You tuber says go with 10w40 full synthetic with 500ml of Marvel Mystery oil. We'll see.
Sorry, Cam chain tensioners removed the clicking.
Can you upload a video of it running after you replaced the cam chain tensioners, mine sounds the same
Run some SeaFoam in it just before an oil change. Try not to pull the clutch leaver so it doesnt get into the clutch plates.
It could also be the Cam chain Tensioner which is a non return type device. It can be in a position that is a bit loose and about to click into the next position.
I wouldnt worry about it turn up the tunes or get a louder exhaust.
I am considering buying a 13-year-old 2010 Kawasaki Vulcan voyager 1700 with 13 K miles. I actually put a video on TH-cam of the noises coming from that engine. Lots of ticking, and another sign that sounds like a chain being dragged over a hollow pipe. I have been doing a lot of research here on TH-cam. It seems to be a fact that these are very clicky ticky noisy engines.. some people seem to think that having them sit and not doing frequent oil changes makes the lifter noise more prominent…
Back 1 V wagon made air cooled 4 cylinder beetles. Those engines did not have Oil filters. And they held not too much oil. Back then the thing to do was to put in half a cup of kerosene and run the engine for about 20 minutes before doing an oil change. Just get the engine, hot, put in half a cup of kerosene, run it for about 15 minutes , then let the oil drain out for more than half an hour. I used to let mine drain overnight. That was a way to get the gum varnish and sludge out of the inside of that engine. So when you put the new oil in, it wouldn’t turn black right away since those engines have no oil filter…
Now that may sound irresponsible, but many additives that were on the market back in the 70s 80s, and still today, some of them are 90% kerosene..
I have that ticking noise as well in my 800
They all have that clicking noise in the 1500 & 1600 Vulcan engines after awhile of use. It is the HLA's are worn out some and not pumping up fully anymore. HLA = Hydraulic Lash Adjuster or Hydraulic Valve Lifter.
Can the valves be adjusted maybe to fix it
Hello, what was the problem ?
That idle seems really high
My 05 mean streak sounds exactly the same way. Thing that drives me crazy is that the sound will disappear and I can ride for almost 100 miles in the engine is very quiet and then it comes back again. After 25 to 30 miles it gets quiet again. This noise drove me crazy and I actually removed my motor, and inspected the hydraulic lifters. I cleaned them out and re-primed them only to have the same results. What freaks me out is this is an intermittent noise. It does not do it all the time. End it does not matter if I’m riding at highway speeds or warming it up first thing in the morning The clicking will start gradually and then increase in sound. Then it will disappear like it never happened. If anybody has any ideas what causes this,I would love to know. I think today I am going to remove the oil lines that run along the cylinders that lubricate the top end, and clean them out. If that works I will comment back to let you know.
Mike, the only way I found to remove the noise (as well as many others) was to install the cam chain tensioners
@@cbj223 those were corrected when I had the engine out of the bike also reed valves have been deleted.
@@mikelissandrello7655 well then I'm not sure what else to offer. Typically that sound is noise made when the cam chains slap the spark plug tunnels. If you added the extenders then its possible it is not the cam chains unless you have a lot of miles on the bike and the chains are stretched beyond help. If during disassembly if the tunnels did not show signs of wear then the only other thing would be the oil ways are clogged and the ticking is a result of less oil in the valve area. There are some videos out there on this but for the life of me I cannot remember the part that gets clogged up in the valve area. I haven't had my Nomad in over 6 years. I went up to a VN 2000 about a year or so after this video.
Looks like the sound from chain
What noise? I hear only normal idle motor noise...
You get your ears checked my friend
I got a ticking on a vn2000. Just started this summer.