When Cold Has A Ticking Noise.sounds Like The Valves.when It Gets Warm It Goes Away.might Have Always Done It But I Had A Shorty Can On There And Couldn't Hear It.but Now That I Put The Stock One Back On I Have Noticed It.....any Body Else With A 636 Have The Same Noise.change Oil Every 1000 Miles With 6000 On Bike

 

Mine ticks like a bia

But when I checked the valves they were fine but there was wear on the cam hold downs from oil starvation. I over fill now and just hope it lasts a little before she goes.

You could try the tensioner that goes sometimes and just unwinding and resetting it helps for a while. The tic always comes back though in my experiece

 

Thanx.i Was Thinking About Messing With The Tensioner.i Do Overfill By About Half A Quart.just Hope She Holds Up

 

i know a kid that works for kawi and hes rides a zx10...hes says the 636 is always louder with engine noise

 

Mine does it too.

 

the 636 is know for a noisy vavletrain.....its normal nothin to worry about, mine does it also..

 

That Is Good To Know.just A Little Paranoid Thats All.we Need To Start A 636 Thread Like The One For 929/954.what Ya Think?

 

I got mine brand new and kinda made that sound. But now I have 1000 miles on it, it stopped. But I run 3 quarts of 10w40, and 1qt of Lucas oil stabalizer.

That Lucas is the deal, it ,makes the oil stick to everything, helps alot with long 12 oclock wheelies.

 

I am going to try that. Mine seriously sounds like i have a midget in my motor with a ballpeen hammer going to town. It warms up and still makes a bit of noise but not as much as when cold.

I will probably change the cam chain tensioner this winter as well

 

Gonna Try The Lucas Stuff.....wont Hurt Anything????

 

the oil stabilizer is basically like syrup you mix in with your regular oil... that's what it looks like anyway, so wouldn't that fu<c></c>ck with your clutch? either way, my 636 ticks too, it's annoying, but i've heard that it's just typical kawasaki, either way, i'm getting a new tensioner in a week or two.

 

Try unwinding an resetting the tension on the one you have now first. That usually makes some noize go away for a while, but it always comes back. Even if you buy a new tensiner it'll come back............

 

how do you do that? i've never had my current one off

 

Thats a good idea, being that its such a popular stunt piece.

Another problem is oil in the air box........Ive heard 10 ways to fix it but not sure which one works so I still havent fixed it.......

 

Same Here.pisses Oil In The Air Box Bad.

 

How Do You Sticky A Thread So We Can Start A 636 Thread?

 

dont ride the bar!!

it is true kawis are noisy. been on 1 motor for two years, no problems. no bar tricks though. i just use a shade over 4 quarts of honda oil.

time to jump to the honda 6rr though!

 

What About Little Love Taps On The Bar??

 

mine ticks and pisses oil out my airbox when i hold it on the high rpms for more than like 7 secs.????

 

my 04'
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i heard fuch's oil helps too...? I can't find it at any local stores so i can't tell fo sho