Went for a long-ish ride today and had this weird knocking happening when getting onto the throttle at corner exits... and the same on the way home just now.
Kind of feels like running over a rock or (knock on wood) rear wheel momentarily locking and sounds akin to dropping 7thou rpm onto first gear... it doesn't happen every time I near the red line but enough to cause concern.... (in particular, leaning through and having a hammer like knock twice on the way to 11thou rpm from around 7 underneath you is disconcerting)...
Any ideas? Running too lean per chance? Jumping out of gear? Hopefully it's not piston orientated... I like them the shape they are now!
(noticed once in a while, while at full throttle in 1st, the oil light flickers briefly and disappears as soon as it comes up... have been excusing it as 16 year-old worth of corrosion showing it's head)
PS: the bike is a vj22 rgv 250
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