Okay guys, in this video in the last three seconds, you can hear very clearly the tapping/clanking sound from the engine. This is exactly what mine sounds like. As I said, I swear it didn't sound like this when new. I posted a comment on the video and hope the guy answers it.

Please take a listen to it and see if you guys with 800s have engines that make this same noise.

TIA!!!

YOU TUBE VIDEO

 

really hard to here it in a short time frame, but for sure neither one of mu 800 sounds like that. almost sounds like theres no oil getting to the top of the engine but like i said hard to tell.

 

Hard to tell for sure with the short clip but my 800 sounds a little like that, just not as loud.

 

Sheepdog, went out and fired mine up, stood on right side and throttled up and let off a few times. Mine sounds quite a bit like that, although hard to tell in that short time frame. have 70 hrs and 730 miles and seems OK.

 

I too have a very faint sound coming from the right side of my 500. although very faint i do hear it. yours sounds ALOT worse. ru still under warrenty?

 

Mine has a ticking noise at idle only but not like that. I don't like that noise on your video. Sounds loud.
When was your first oil change? What oil are you using?

 

Sorry guys, forgot to mention that the video is not of my bike, just one I came across on Youtube. I found a couple other videos also that I could hear the same noise on. I'll take a video tomorrow and post it, so you guys can be sure of what you're hearing. I'll do it from the left (quiet) side, the front, and the right (loud) side all in one clip.

Thanks for the input guys.

BTW, I just changed the oil (15.9 hours/ 161 miles). I'm using the Purolator PL14610 filter and Amsoil FFS 0W-40 oil. The oil that came out was clean and there was no metal or other foreign material on the drain plug, although the plug did not appear to be magnetic. The noise was present before I changed the oil and did not quiet down with the new oil, that's not to say that I expected it to.

 

My new '07 800 has a faint clanking/tapping sound coming from the right side. Sometimes it's more noticable than others. I only hear it when I'm idling and then give it a little throttle. I first noticed it when I was taking it for a test ride at the dealer's. I pointed it out to my salesman, who had said he is a "Polaris man", and he heard it and said it was normal in Polaris'.

 

I got the same story. I wish Polaris would fix that.

 

I know that as your primary clutch starts to wear there some plastic button slides start to wear an get a gap between the alum an them you will hear that kind of noise a clicking sound. You can tha the cover off an check it out. It is where the clutch slides up an down. Might be something to look at.