For those who have experience...
The day I took home my bike it has had a tick. I questioned the noise and the person I bought the bike off of said the noise are the valves, maybe the CCT.
I bought a APE CCT... ALOT of engine noise went way.... but still this feint... ticking sort of noise.
Skip forward to bike going boom.
I do leakdown test. Cylinders 3 & 4 are out to lunch. 60% loss in #3 (the damaged cyl) #4 the spark plug was vapourized but the cyl was ok. #1 was bad-ish & #2 was the best.
So my engine bought the farm and I had to eat rebuild sandwich. I inspected the head and everything looked ok (because I am a professional ) . I decided since I was in there to replace the valve springs (carpenter). Now... newbie mistake... I dont have free access to a leakdown tester and due to my newbness I didnt say "do a leakdown on the head, dumbdumb"
I pulled out all the valves and cleaned up the head and valves... which had alot of carbon build up on them. 1 valve in #2 cyl was... let me try to be as clear as possible... "more difficult" to get out. now when i say "more difficult" i mean barely any difference compared to the other valves. I figured it was the carbon build up (because after a nice cleaning it slid in like all the others. So now being a worry wart, think I might have a bent valve?. (IDK). #2 cyl was the only good leakdown and I would assume that a bent valve would = crappy leakdown #'s???
I did a valve Check & adjustment. Again... #2 cyl was the only one is spec.... the rest out to lunch. I wasnt even able to get a feeler under #4 intake & exhaust cam
Also, the "ticking noise" goes away when revving, anything above idle.
My question to the pro's....
Am I on to something? or do all these 14's make ticking noise? Even if the valves are in spec? When I see other 14's they pur like a kitten.... yet my 14 (& past bikes) tick like a clock. Maybe I am OCD towards my own bike?.
Perhaps another leakdown test before I go crazy and start ripping this bike apart.... AGAIN.
IDK