Hey Katgurus, I'm new to the group because I've just picked up an '05 Kat 750 that came to me with a rattle in the engine. I know it's hard to diagnose without hearing it but I wanted to know if the Kats had any kind of flawed component that would cause a rattle in the engine? Some achillies heel like thing known to the Kats?
I thought it was a valve and took it to my mechanic who adjusted them and said that wasn't the cause of the rattle but that he wasn't worried because the rattle slap doesn't increase with the RPM's and gets quieter as you rev it. His thought was that finding the noise wasn't worth the tear down because he didn't think it was harmful. I've ridden it a few times since and it performs fine, but the rattle bothers me. It hasn't gotten any louder with more riding either. The bike has 26k miles
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
Thanks
I thought it was a valve and took it to my mechanic who adjusted them and said that wasn't the cause of the rattle but that he wasn't worried because the rattle slap doesn't increase with the RPM's and gets quieter as you rev it. His thought was that finding the noise wasn't worth the tear down because he didn't think it was harmful. I've ridden it a few times since and it performs fine, but the rattle bothers me. It hasn't gotten any louder with more riding either. The bike has 26k miles
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
Thanks
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