Hey guys, just got my bikes and my mech found out that the engine got ticking sound when idle... Is that normal on CP engine? Read through the forum they say its from Chain tensioner and it's normal.. please do advise.

eliminate one at a time
- CCT
- VC
- others

Example manual CCT and noise:


More manual CCT installation details:

Hi bro, ya it's sound like this... They thighten the CCT?

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This post has been edited by basilisk: May 31 2022, 05:42 PM

many ppl switch to manual CCT so it can be tightened
stock ones are spring loaded, so the chain is allowed to run slightly loose
bikes I've heard mostly have this sound

some ppl want super quiet engine, but I think it means the chain is over-tighten, which may be not good. but is just my opinion I'm no expert

VC noise I haven't experience before, but to my understanding if the clearance is out of spec, the cam and valve cover are too close, so in fact has less sound

Mine also have this "Yamatick" noise. I have digest many statements from YouTube and forums and found out most would conclude CCT and some had tried Manual CCT and succeed. MT09 is clearly having this soft spring CCT problem and all of them solve by manual CCT. But the MT07/FZ07 is not conclusive. And if manual CCT is solution but this manual CCT for MT07 is very hard to get locally and very few website mostly from USA.

I use to have CBR 250R before twice change CCT due to rattle/ticking/clunking whatever people interprate as noise while engine is running. But the culprits for honda is the rocker arm bearings, it failed because of oil pump weak from factory before it reached 30,000km.

From my experience these Yamatick is not sound like timing chain because it vanish on revving and this sound more like valve attitude. Futher more it doesn't came frome the right side where the CCT is placed. But annoying when idling and also sometimes it comes intermittently. No doubt some may choose to have loud exhaust to kill the annoying Yamatick.

My experience with this bike also found out weirdly in manual the shift table is so low and awkward. Imagine the table listed shiting 2nd at 20kmh/3rd at 30kmh and so on 6th at 60kmh. If you follow this you will be lugging the engine, you will notice and feel it as experience rider or manual car driver. But surprisingly by following this my Yamatick become softer and almost vanish or maybe it just solve the intermittent ticking while idling or before shiting at certain rpm like 2000 or 3000rpm.

Definitely i dont have luxury time to catch-up with traffic every day doing crawling launching the bike in daily traffic. It depends on my moods so the Yamatick also will follow the same. But overall i manage to control this annoying engine sound passing 5,000km and nowadays it has new ticking charecter. No tick just normal roughness of sync engine parts working at low until 80°C and gradually ticking without intermittent until 105°C idling before the fan kicking and temperature bounce back to 90++°C.

In conclusion, i will endure stock standard MT07 like this untill 40,000km where valve need clearence to see how it goes. Most user reporting nothing to worry, accept MT07/ fZ07/ Tenere 700/ XSR700 like that. Get loud knockoff exhust or original akrapovic that cost a brand new budget kapchai to appreciate the bike more. I welcome any other experience mt07 owner to advice more so we can have a conclusive solution to this Yamatick.

mt07 yamatick since 2014 wey..

lagi 2 years is 10y old oredi..

very popular bike all over the world.

everyone oredi accept this annoying ticking sound.. lol..

Ducati, Barley, and BMW Boxers Ticking and Clanking engines sound even worse.. but they hold up with the Horsepower or Torque for that is..

As long the piston is not jammed yet.. revv it up..

What's the mileage?

Ticking sound could be a sign that you need to do valve clearance check.

Is it ticking or rattling ?

understood that before i bought recently for that long history of bullet proof engine. Impress that Yamaha installed the same engine 700 CP2 in various model, same like Honda choose their 500cc from cb500r, cb500x, cb500f until honda Rebel500, Kawasaki did the same with 600cc and same like Perodua choose same 1.5 VVTi to be installed in myvi, alza, avanza, Aruz, Yaris etc.

But it is a shocking experience for me with this Yamatick. It is like an open box surprise because most engine annoying sounds come with ages but this one is mystery. It doesn't tick at low temperature indicator, it doesn't show the symptoms at show room revving, it surprises you at the moment you ride back home. There must be way to solve this problem because some MT07 doesn't suffer yamatick or very minimal ticking. Mine and some others are very noticeable and magically intermittent. I really hope it will not be getting louder like a Ducati dry clutch.

i had even tried, "ride like you stole the bike", doesn't seem to solve but maybe the engine feels smoother less vibration since i shift almost all gears at 6000rpm above. Furthermore, it is not safe to do that every day.

I find that honda has the smoothest engine, no tikking no rattling.

Around 14k, i think it's their signature ticking sound... After change to belray engine oil the sound almost gone.

Ticking.. Tik Tik Tik..

I have to agree with that but Yamaha CP2 torque is another level when you rev it 7k rpm above.

dont forget your fuel injector also has a ticking sound....so better check thoroughly.....my z800 at first i thought it was a ticking from the engine...but whne i looked it up it was just the sound from the fuel injector

How do we solve this?? Cleaning the fuel injector?

seem like same noise as my R25, i asked around, they say its normal for yamaha. even LC also make sound like that.

doesnt bother me, since once i ride it. didnt heard it. only if u put ur ear near the engine.

Yeah
After reading the other replies here, looks like it is the usual Yamaha ticking sound.

Belray eo expensive... But good stuff. Used this brand before.

the ticking sound from fuel injector is normal....dont worry bout it...before adjusting whatever the problem is..better look on the internet what is the problem....like i said before for me at first my z8 had a valve ticking problem...but when i search back i was actually the injector sound....