i would def. chk the cam chain first, but it could be the valve stem.

 

wtf is everyone talkin about... valve stem..?!? bent valve rod.... lmao its just a bent VALVE.... or possibly binded up cam chain..... but since it seems to be coming from a perticular side of the motor im sayin valve.... so if you havent torn it apart yet take a long screw driver.... dude had right idea just not right spot.... u put it on the headers and listen that will tell you wich cylinder is fucked...

 

deff have to tear the motor down... take the head off... and while your that far in DO a valve adjustment..... but make sure you do that math right...shim under bucket valve train.... if you dont you gotta re do it and theres 16 valves, pain in the ***

 

kawasakis tick a lot it comes from the cam cain tentioner loosening up i would check that first

 

Listen to the man. Sounds like a bent valve.

 

What makes a cam chain tensioner bad?
My chain has no slack and it seems okay. I removed and put back in just to check it out.

I used a screw driver to listen to the headers. Honestly i can't hear a difference between header pipes. Will this be hard to hear or will it be noticable?

Should i remove the head to check out if there is any bottoming out anywhere and go from there?

 

To find a bent valve means you have to lay them all out and measure them right?

 

the valves need to be redone

 

Ain't that the truth. I had to redo my valves 3 times to get them all how I wanted them. I was glad I didn't own a yamaha with 20 valves...

 

before you pull your head

do a compression test..


If your getting good compression across the board, your valve isn't bent