Tauranga Rant and Rave

**nodrog:Me** · 25th January 2008, 08:53

Originally Posted by mugins

GORDON WHAT THE F@#K ARE YOU UP TO DOWN THERE

i'm just trying to make some gas money bro, dont get jealous, its nothing personal.

**one-speed** · 25th January 2008, 11:36

gonna go for a blast over to rotovages tonight.
im leaving form te puke
around 5ish
or see ya there

**Matt Bleck** · 25th January 2008, 11:39

Originally Posted by blackbird2

gonna go for a blast over to rotovages tonight.
im leaving form te puke
around 5ish
or see ya there

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**Kornholio** · 25th January 2008, 15:43

Originally Posted by blackbird2

gonna go for a blast over to rotovages tonight.
im leaving form te puke
around 5ish
or see ya there

Have a couple for me Steven

**emaN** · 25th January 2008, 18:33

Originally Posted by Kornholio

Have a couple for me Steven

we forced a couple down him...didn't put up much of a fight, mind...

**Matt_TG** · 25th January 2008, 19:29

Coz this forum attracts the interest of mainly BoP people, I'll ask in here rather than in the technical forums....

My 1984 GPZ is making some god awful rattly engine noises, mainly around 3000rpm on acceleration. Not long after buying it I took it into Smiths in Durham Street for a carb balance and general tickle up (I bought it from there) and asked about the engine noise and was told it was one of the quietest GPZ's he's heard and they all make noise...

Well this evening it sounded really rough and my son (who was on the back) says it sounds like a stone's in the engine.

I'd welcome any suggestions from you guys, especially anyone who can suggest where to take it for an honest listen and suggestion as to what to do / how much it will cost (I'm not allowed to spend much $$$ on bikes till we get a new couch, apparently !)

Cheers

**Waylander** · 25th January 2008, 20:30

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

Coz this forum attracts the interest of mainly BoP people, I'll ask in here rather than in the technical forums....

My 1984 GPZ is making some god awful rattly engine noises, mainly around 3000rpm on acceleration. Not long after buying it I took it into Smiths in Durham Street for a carb balance and general tickle up (I bought it from there) and asked about the engine noise and was told it was one of the quietest GPZ's he's heard and they all make noise...

Well this evening it sounded really rough and my son (who was on the back) says it sounds like a stone's in the engine.

I'd welcome any suggestions from you guys, especially anyone who can suggest where to take it for an honest listen and suggestion as to what to do / how much it will cost (I'm not allowed to spend much $$$ on bikes till we get a new couch, apparently !)

Cheers

Does this remind anyone else of the Vmax the last time it was running?

**NUTBAR** · 25th January 2008, 21:44

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

Coz this forum attracts the interest of mainly BoP people, I'll ask in here rather than in the technical forums....

My 1984 GPZ is making some god awful rattly engine noises, mainly around 3000rpm on acceleration. Not long after buying it I took it into Smiths in Durham Street for a carb balance and general tickle up (I bought it from there) and asked about the engine noise and was told it was one of the quietest GPZ's he's heard and they all make noise...

Well this evening it sounded really rough and my son (who was on the back) says it sounds like a stone's in the engine.

I'd welcome any suggestions from you guys, especially anyone who can suggest where to take it for an honest listen and suggestion as to what to do / how much it will cost (I'm not allowed to spend much $$$ on bikes till we get a new couch, apparently !)

Cheers

go & see graeme at bayride, let him have a listern, he will be able to tell you what it is.
& he won t f... you around.

**Matt_TG** · 25th January 2008, 22:04

Originally Posted by bravo1

go & see graeme at bayride, let him have a listern, he will be able to tell you what it is.
& he won t f... you around.

Thanks mate, I'll get in touch with him

**Ralph** · 26th January 2008, 05:18

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

Coz this forum attracts the interest of mainly BoP people, I'll ask in here rather than in the technical forums....

My 1984 GPZ is making some god awful rattly engine noises, mainly around 3000rpm on acceleration. Not long after buying it I took it into Smiths in Durham Street for a carb balance and general tickle up (I bought it from there) and asked about the engine noise and was told it was one of the quietest GPZ's he's heard and they all make noise...

Well this evening it sounded really rough and my son (who was on the back) says it sounds like a stone's in the engine.

I'd welcome any suggestions from you guys, especially anyone who can suggest where to take it for an honest listen and suggestion as to what to do / how much it will cost (I'm not allowed to spend much $$$ on bikes till we get a new couch, apparently !)

Cheers

I don't know a lot about bike's but cam belt tensioner comes to mind?
Hope someone can help you out for sure, nothing worse than a sound
no one can't explain. Good luck.
My old ZZR made a noise like that and turned out to be the tensioner.

**Patch** · 26th January 2008, 06:07

Originally Posted by Ralph

I don't know a lot about bike's but cam belt tensioner comes to mind?
Hope someone can help you out for sure, nothing worse than a sound
no one can't explain. Good luck.
My old ZZR made a noise like that and turned out to be the tensioner.

I once owned a mighty GPZ back in the day, twas only the 600 tho. Sounds like ya cam chain there fulla - no biggy, nothing but time an coin will fix.

**Matt_TG** · 26th January 2008, 09:13

I pulled the tensioner off a few months ago, checked it out, still had plenty of push, put it back in after depressing it and holding it in place with the screw till it was back in position, so it's probably the chain or other bits inside. At least you can get to it easily on this bike, not like the CX that I had to remove the motor and crack the case to get to the cam chain ...

**mugins** · 26th January 2008, 20:08

Originally Posted by Matt_TG

I pulled the tensioner off a few months ago, checked it out, still had plenty of push, put it back in after depressing it and holding it in place with the screw till it was back in position, so it's probably the chain or other bits inside. At least you can get to it easily on this bike, not like the CX that I had to remove the motor and crack the case to get to the cam chain ...

I TOO HAD A GPZ BUT 900 WHEN THEY WERE NEW I THINK THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST MUTI'S TO HAVE THE CAM CHAIN ON ONE SIDE AND USED TO GO THROUGH CHAINS AND TENSIONERS IN LESS THEN 10K SO IF THE KHMS ARE GETTING UP ABIT IT'S A GOOD BET.EASY FIX LIKE YOU SAID.