Ride the for 10-15 mins so that engine is not cold. Then park it with engine running in neutral. Bend down as if you are looking at engine closely. There will be a tic-tic sound coming from engine, somewhat similar to a barber's scissor. You can also increase the accelerator slightly so that rpm increases slightly to 2500-3000 approx. If you are not able to hear it when idling at 1400-1500 rpm.

You can also do it on a cold engine, but generally tappet noise is less in a cold engine.

Some amount of tappet noise will be there even in an engine in perfect condition unless the bike is totally brand new. So to identify whether the tappet noise has increased considerably that it needs adjustment, comes with experience.

Do not confuse tappet noise (tic-tic) with another dug-dug sound which may be present in old bikes.

Further adjustment of tappets depends on riding habits and expertise of mechanic. With the tools available to local mechanics and even some authorised service centers and skills of mechanic, it is very difficult to set it 100% perfect, so generally most mechanics adjust it slightly loose as slightly loose tappets do less harm then too tight tappets.

If tappets are tightened too much there will not be any clearance left and upon high revving or high speed runs, valve stem may get bent or valves may not close properly causing leakage and power loss causing bigger problems coz metal expands on heating.

For example- my mechanic always keep my bikes tappets very slightly loose he knows i am very fond of full throttle burts every now and then.

Hope this helps.
[MENTION=25303]danny king[/MENTION]: your bike is how many kms old, have you checked/replaced valves.

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It does 100kmph at 6700-6800rpm in sixth gear

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Ride the for 10-15 mins so that engine is not cold. Then park it with engine running in neutral. Bend down as if you are looking at engine closely. There will be a tic-tic sound coming from engine, somewhat similar to a barber's scissor. You can also increase the accelerator slightly so that rpm increases slightly to 2500-3000 approx. If you are not able to hear it when idling at 1400-1500 rpm.

You can also do it on a cold engine, but generally tappet noise is less in a cold engine.

Some amount of tappet noise will be there even in an engine in perfect condition unless the bike is totally brand new. So to identify whether the tappet noise has increased considerably that it needs adjustment, comes with experience.

Do not confuse tappet noise (tic-tic) with another dug-dug sound which may be present in old bikes.

Further adjustment of tappets depends on riding habits and expertise of mechanic. With the tools available to local mechanics and even some authorised service centers and skills of mechanic, it is very difficult to set it 100% perfect, so generally most mechanics adjust it slightly loose as slightly loose tappets do less harm then too tight tappets.

If tappets are tightened too much there will not be any clearance left and upon high revving or high speed runs, valve stem may get bent or valves may not close properly causing leakage and power loss causing bigger problems coz metal expands on heating.

For example- my mechanic always keep my bikes tappets very slightly loose he knows i am very fond of full throttle burts every now and then.

Hope this helps.
[MENTION=25303]danny king[/MENTION]: your bike is how many kms old, have you checked/replaced valves.

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it should be little more than an inch , maybe it's a bit too tight , too tight also causes similar sound - difficult to say from here . When bike rear shocks compress and release while riding or when with pillion rider , it needs some chain slack to do that too . Too tight is actually worse than too loose . Anyway , better get it adjusted by good mechanic .

Hey guys, a super quick questuon, can I continue riding my bike till this weekend woth this much engine oil?

It is just at the min level.

Guys yesterday i am able to touch 145kmph speed on the speedo while crouching. I think it would touch 150kmph speed but the road is cracked so not able to push beyond 145kmph speed.

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Guys yesterday i am able to touch 145kmph speed on the speedo while crouching. I think it would touch 150kmph speed but the road is cracked so not able to push beyond 145kmph speed.

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Hello All

Quick question

My bike has done 9.5k on the odo, recently got the 3rd service done. My bike used to do 70km/h at 5k RPM and 100km/h at 7K RPM. Now at 5k RPM it does 67 KM/h and 96Km/h @ 7 K RPM. is there a way to fix it? what is the usual speeds at the respective RPMs? Please let me know if there is a way to fix it.

Thanks in advance

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Try the Popular Bajaj at koramangala. they service center guys are prompt and do a good job

Hello All

Quick question

My bike has done 9.5k on the odo, recently got the 3rd service done. My bike used to do 70km/h at 5k RPM and 100km/h at 7K RPM. Now at 5k RPM it does 67 KM/h and 96Km/h @ 7 K RPM. is there a way to fix it? what is the usual speeds at the respective RPMs? Please let me know if there is a way to fix it.

Thanks in advance

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Try the Popular Bajaj at koramangala. they service center guys are prompt and do a good job

I am not sure about usual RPM stuffs but my bike doing 80kmph at slightly below 5k RPM. I am not sure though because i did 80KMPH only twice so far.

Hello All

Quick question

My bike has done 9.5k on the odo, recently got the 3rd service done. My bike used to do 70km/h at 5k RPM and 100km/h at 7K RPM. Now at 5k RPM it does 67 KM/h and 96Km/h @ 7 K RPM. is there a way to fix it? what is the usual speeds at the respective RPMs? Please let me know if there is a way to fix it.

Thanks in advance