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Hey guys, first huge thanks to this forum. You guys are amazing and have helped me so much in this dream of rebuilding a bike. So here's the problem I've run into: My GL650 has increased engine noise (I think it is transmission related) whenever I am riding in the 2500-3000rpm range. It's not...

So the noise doesn't sound like the typical rhythmic cam chain ticking, it occurs as I'm accelerating at low rpm and sounds like a solid, deep knocking. Idling or at higher speeds it's non-existent but when I do hear it, it seems to be coming from the lower right of the engine. Any ideas?

Hi CX Gurus! This is my first post on the forum and unfortunately quite a sad one. I bought a lovely 1981 CX500D with about 64k KM's on the clock about 2 weeks ago. I flew down, test rode the bike and it was one of the smoothest little CX's I've ever seen. The PO told me that he had the Stator...

I have a tap, tick, or knocking sound from my 1979 cx500 engine. It's sounds more like a tick or tap to me. I always thought it was just part of the general engine noises, but when I heard another CX at the Slimey Crud Run, I knew mine was out of spec. I completed a valve adjustment and the...

1981 CX500C I've ridden the bike about ten minutes so far, just long enough to get it home. There is a fair bit of clattering from the engine and I was wondering how quiet they normally are? Peter Haynes Grand Bend, Ontario