Hi all, Well the ticking noise is still there. I reset the valves and took the mechanics stethescope and listened all over the motor. I really find the ticking noise to be in the front clutch cover area. Could this be a clutch adjustment ? Its been running just fine and i have rode the frozen river and put about 200 miles on it in the past week. Has anyone ever adjusted the clutch? Or dont they need it? Thanks

 

If I recall correctly the clutch adjustment is part of the recommended routine adjustment, so I do it. I doubt that failure to do so would cause a tick, but it wouldn't hurt anything to check it.

How much of a tick do you have? A bit of mechanical noise seems to be normal.