Kawi Tick, or something else ?

Rkt14

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Hey Gtam,

Just wondering if someone could help me out.

I have a 2006 kawasaki NInja zx6r 636. I've talked to Kahuna about any sort of issues I could have with this bike and they said that the only thing as long as it's maintained, is the imfaouse Kawasaki Tick.

Now here's the thing, my bike does have a weird tick sound. I'm not sure if its supposed to be the "kawi tick" or if its something else.

Here's what happens, if I have the bike leaned over onto the kick stand, there's no tick, you can probably hear it faintly, but not really noticable. When I bring the bike level , off of the kickstand, the tick comes back, and becomes noticable again.

It does not tick though while revving the motor, it only ticks when the bike is idling.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me please :)

http://youtu.be/iHxBOixmKHw?hd=1
 
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I didn't watch the video but it's probably your cam chain tensioner. It maybe just ready to go to the next notch to tighten the slack or it could be malfunctioning.
 
I have the same bike.
Your bike sounds perfectly normal.
I put a manual CCT while doing my valves and it still sounds like that.

Don't worry about it.
 
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