i have a 05 kingquad 700 it has a loud ticking noise in the engine when it is warm it only has 13 hrs on it whenit is cold the engine sounds real nice my friend has a yamaha 450 kodiac single cylinder and it sounds smooth and quite not like the kinghis has hundreds of hrs on it does anyone else have this problem it also skips on fast acceleration sometimes [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

 

I don't know much about the king but I got a ticking sound on my eiger when the valves needed to be adjusted. Look in your owners manual and see when the first one is due, I think mine was like 600 miles but i went like 1100 before I needed it. Just a thought, hope this helps.

 

You first valve adjustment is/was due at 100 miles. Along with the first service. Do you have a copy of the service manual?
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David

 

i only have 47 miles on my quad it was ticking from the first day i got it they told me to run it for 20 hrs or so to see what happens but it kept getting worse two days after i got it i checked the motor oil and it was a qt low so i changed the oil and made shure it was at the rite level but it is no better

 

Where does it sound like the noise is coming from? Up high, low left, low right? I would take it back to the dealer and have them listen to it. That way they have a record of your complaint. If that don't work call Suzuki direct and fill a complaint against the dealer. That might get you some action. It did for me one time. The called and offered to drive almost two hours one way to get my King. I ended up taking my King and business to a different dealer.
I would also let the dealer and Suzuki know about it being a qt low.
Thanks
David

 

In another post you say it has a leak in th head gasket and yu have it at the dealer right now. You say in this post that the dealer said to bring it back after 20 hours. Which is it? If you have antifreeze leaking in the head you have more problems than a ticking sound.
I love details in peoples post!

 

it is not the head gasket leaking it is a fitting that is skrewed into the head the ticking sounds like it is coming from the top of the head like a hard hitting sound maybe a cam or somthing

 

after the engine warms up the piston starts to expand inside the cylinder, so maybe the piston is rubbing on something inside of the cylinder walls? i could definately be wrong but idk of any other reason why it would make the noise after its warm but not at start up. take it to the dealereship and give em hell man!!! haha good luck with your problem man.