Doesn’t really sound bad. With how sporadic it is, it could be a bad cam chain tensioner.

My God rides motorcycles.

 

Doesn’t really sound bad. With how sporadic it is, it could be a bad cam chain tensioner.

I thought the same thing, but I showed a mechanic the video and after seeing the oil Im pretty sure its toast. Ill upload a video of the oil, let you guys see for yourself.

 

@1202067 Is this the Gen you was talking about that has engine failures?

 

The valve geometry is bad on the 5 valves IIRC and they are prone to drop valves.

The flat plane 4 valves (07-08) can have problems with the guides on #4. They also have a 2 piece riveted clutch boss that can break.

Cross plane has the same clutch boss.

Nothing is perfect.

 

yep. that is water in your oil....

 

Oh damn, yeah dont start that engine again. That really sucks dude, my 04 spun a bearing and sounded similar to yours, a little deeper sound but similar.
Not to be a vulture, but if you are going to sell it, what would you be looking to get?

 

Considering Ive put over 2k in new parts in this bike. Id like to get at least 2500. I know its a lot to ask for such a POS but literally all you need is a new motor. I got a quote from my mechanic for $1800 so theoretically you can get this bike up and running again for around 5k all in. Which sounds like alot but I have to believe the bike would run for a long time after.

 

I'd at least pull off the oil pan and see if you have any valve retainer clips etc sitting at the bottom. It's quick and easy to do.

 

Listening to the video and looking at the oil video you posted. Its probably a bearing, my 05 made similar sounds when it spun a bearing. Don't remember what the oil looked like when that happened. I ended up pulling the engine out and replacing the crank, a rod and the bearings. At this point you either need to think about pulling it apart and having it checked and rebuilt, or finding a replacement engine for it. That's assuming that it is a bearing. Sure there are other possibilities that it could be as well. But you won't know until you start pulling things off and checking.

 

Do a search on here and even on Google. This is a common problem. Happened to me when I was at Laguna Seca for a track day. I got done with my session pulled off my helmet and ear plugs then I could hear the tapping sound. I ended up just changing out my engine verses paying a shop to test out every little thing to find the problem. I heard its the cam or valve tensioner. Common for this model year.
On the track and everywhere I had no indication that anything was wrong. Power was still the same as it had been in the morning sessions. The only time I noticed it was when I took off my helmet and earplugs. (I still have that engine in my garage. lol)