ENGINE NOISE
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:19 pm
Hello everyone. I have a 1996 TRX which I bought in 2005 when it had 2000 miles on the clock - it now has 6000 miles. It runs well and looks quite nice. I'll put a pics on at some stage. Anyway, the issue is engine noise. The top end is quite noisy in comparison to my 2006 TDM 900 - a sort of noticeable thrashing rather than the thrum of the 900. It's still not as bad a a Ducati though. I wouldn't have thought it needed valves doing at such a low mileage (the mileage is correct). and I can't see anything about adjusting the cam chain. And I do the oil every 1000 miles. I have the same problem as everyone else in working out how much is in there. Does everybody else's bike have an oil level that gradually disappears if you don't use the bike for a while (mine is mainly laid up as it's part of a collection). So, two questions - noisy engines and oil level sinking away.....