More tick-tick lifter noise at certain rpm ranges with synthetic oil, i think more with amsoil than mobil1 with my RKC. Someone mentioned black ops lifters..... do those work to quiet down the tick-tick noises?
who makes black ops lifters and how much do they cost?

 

A very big, angry sewing machine...: )

 

Mine does it as well. I made a post a week or two ago in regards to the same concern. Seems it is NORMAL. Mine has stock exhaust, for now, So I can really hear it. And yes worse at certain RPMs. I dont have a tach on my 07 RK, But guessing about that 2200-2500rpm range. And yes it is driving me nuts!!! Maybe staright pipes will drown it out.


Shane

 

Sloan- ear plugs are cheaper and protecting your ears is a BONUS.
I hear it on mine if I take the ear plugs out. But I ride with them 99% of the time and I have big radius pipes on it so its not that quiet of a bike.

 

Yeah , I think that's one of the main reason people prefer half helmet these days than the full face ones ,I mean , you gotta choose between a "all armed combat helmet" and your ipad ,right ?

 

what planet are you from, who rides with an ipad lol...

 

You guys are looking at it all wrong; my sewing machine sounds like my H/D, not the other way around. Does anyone know where I can get a set of drag pipes for my 93 Singer?

 

Glad to hear this normal. I thought i was going to have to rebuild my top end in the near future.

 

One other way to tell it is normal, if you have your bike serviced at a dealer, they will tell you if it isn't normal and tell you it needs to be fixed. They are not going to pass up an opportunity to get more money. Quit worrying and enjoy the ride. Too many other things to worry about, like all the idiots on the road that do not see you.

 

Black Ops lifters are from Headquarters. About 160 bucks for a set of four, more than HD lifters, but less than Woods. I have them in my current 107 build, which is fairly noisy with Woods TW8 cams. I don't know if they'll do much of anything to quiet a noisy top end.

I usually use straight 50w dino oil in the summer, which does more to quiet a noisy valvetrain than anything else I've found.