ticking when cold

[brianwtom]

sorry forgot to mention when i start the bike from cold i have a ticking sound anybody think it could be cam chain it has 20,000 miles on clock and is a 1999 model if so are they easy to do thank you very much,

[bikemad62]

It may be the valve clearance on one of the valves. it goes as the engine gets warm and starts to expand.