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UK Pete:
John the truthfull answer is you will never eliminate the clutch rattle, you can reduce it by a complete engine tune with  a carb balance being the last thing , but it wont be totally gone
pete

M0WBY:
Hi

At least I know. Thanks for being honest. At least I can make the choice of whether or not I can live with it. At least I know that it is normal and not something that is worthy of worrying about.

I remember years back my neighbour had a Talbot Alpine thing. It sounded like a bag of nails. You could hear the tappets from the next village. He was forever trying to get rid of the tappet noise until one mechanic go straight with him and said it was normal and nothing he did would get rid of it. He sold it soon after because he could not live with it.

Cheers

John

mickwinf:
funny you should mention Talbot Alpines as they were very noisy and could always be bought cheaply, the only one I had that was quiet had done 130,000 miles and sounded and drove like a dream! Nobody wanted to buy it, sent it to auction and got about £100! My 500 also rattles at tickover, but careful setting up of ignition and carbs can make a big difference. regards Mick

florence:
It is completely normal for them to sound lumpy and rattly.  One way to 'improve' this is to set the tickover speed up a little.

(I am sure some of the noise is due to the fact that there is no provision to adjust the primary chain)

SteveD CB500K0:
Have you ever ridden a Ducati with an air-cooled clutch (my mate had an SP2) - there's an example of a modern bike that sounds like a bag of nails at tickover.

Clutch rattle is normal and anyone buying a bike like this should know that.

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