Strange noise coming from the engine...
 

I'm not ****ed off, I just want to give up all that 5h1t...

The 600 engine is making a strange metallic noise, just like if the pistons were knocking to the barrels... I'm sure I already heard it on another Monster and thought that was not a big issue but it seems a friend of mine is worried about that... What do you reckon? The bike is waiting to be dyno'd...

I think I said I wouldn't be ready about 2 months ago, I wish I was wrong... :(

You do get a lot of piston slap on the 583s especially when they have a few miles on them. Not sure when you should start to worry about it as they all seem to do it after a while.
Bet AK has more of an idea than I have

Mine sounds like it's about to spit a piston straight out the side of the engine, but it's working just fine :) Let them dyno it, better it goes pop in there if it is something terminal!

Thanks you both for the advice. I told him to go ahead. If that engine must die then I prefer it does it on the bench instead of on the track... :(

Kev I'm trying to sort out my forks problem thanks to Phill_h, thanks very much for your offer but unfortunately I wouldn't have had time to go to Oxford to collect yours...

Agree with all the above - my spare engine (!) sounded like a bag of spanners. I whipped the head and barrel off, everything looked and measured ok so I put it back together again and will worry about it when it explodes!

Are you finally sorted with forks, as I have acquired a spare pair that just need new seals?

Paul

Not sure how relevent this is but the new bike clattered like a good un a few weeks ago. It went and had the valve clearances done and came back loads quieter with no rattly clanging noises.
Just an observation of mine tho :) Dunno if it's supposed to make a difference or what really :puzzled: