How many of you have had your cam chain tensioner go bad? and what bikes has it been on...? everyone tells me my 600rr is known for that... who agrees....

 

Ummm, I had a 99 gsxr with 40,000 miles and the tensioner never went bad.....

 

I got a Gixxer with 14k and it is fine. Talk to Stunt Fighter or OMR

 

mine went bad on my 03 f4i, i never fixed it

 

Bought my 01 f4i with the CCT going. 22k miles. It's not too too bad, but I got a new manual one on the way. I hate the efing noise. To my understanding, it's a bad design on all CBRs.

http://www.cyclesrus.net/Tensioner.htm

 

yeah i agree. what tensioner you going to get...? APE?

 

hondas in general f4i always go out

 

all honda 6's need it

 

but what do you guys recommend. oem tentioner or Aftermarket APE ?

 

on hondas the tensioner starts rattling at around 6-8k miles

go with a manual one, and you MIGHT have to adjust it every 6-10k miles.. Buy a OEM one, and you will HAVE to replace it every 6-10k unless you wanna hear the rattling again.

From what I hear, the tensioner doen't lose tension.. It just starts rattling. I ran my bike to about 25k with it sounding like **** before I got a manual tensioner

 

yeah my bikes almost to 30k .. but what tensioner did you get for your bike...?

 

question bump......

 

my 636 has 25k and the rattling was crazy loud. i hadnt rode in a few months due to a shattered clavicle and now its quiet as hell. it almost worries me how quiet its been running as of late.

 

mines just got quiet too... i took the tensioner out and took it to the dealer from them to look at it and when they just told me that i should replace it . i got home put it on and when i turned my bike on wasnt rattling at all... getting nervous as wel... dont want to bend any valves or **** like that... lol

 

Get a APE MCCT.. Thats what i have well worth the money and VERY easy install.. just remeber ORDER ANOTHER GASKET!

 

ight bro good looking out.. i was told not to buy the tensioner cause if i over tighten thats when you start bending valves....

 

I run ape

I'm not sure about 636's, and I believe OMR said on 636's when it rattles, it's from it not holding tension (but I could be wrong..)

Honda's are different though from what I read, and they aren't actually losing tension, just rattling and anoying..

My tensioner on my f4i seemed fine when I removed it, but still rattled like ****

 

will do when bike starts rattling again... lmao

 

manual ape. Just don't over tighten it. Don't go oem cause you'll just find yourself replacing it again.

 

yeah i get u