Ticking before I start the bike.

[xlewisbdx]

So I come to the bike in the morning stick the key in the ignition and turn it to the on position. Before I press the start buttton it makes a ticking noise and gets faster and faster then stops. It lasts about 1-2 seconds.


Is it normal?

[Chris]

fuel pump I imagine. Most cars and bikes do it. Nothing to worry about.

Chris

[Skippernick]

Fuel pump.
Amazed you haven't heard it before.

[reillypadraig]

Like the lads already said its the fuel pump, if u leave the bike for a long time it gets worse, just the evaporated fuel is all, nothing to stress over

[simonm]

http://foc-u.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=...tion_on%3F

[simonm]

Dude. Your youtube videos scare the bejesus outta me.  :eek  :\

[darrsi]

"RUN AWAY", you just don't know what it's gonna do........  :eek

[xlewisbdx]

Cheers for the help

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Dude. Your youtube videos scare the bejesus outta me.  :eek  :\
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Which ones

[red98]

yeh thats the fuel pump.......if it keeps ticking,your out of fuel  :\ 

[simonm]

Cheers for the help

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[quote author=xlewisbdx link=topic=6814.msg64188#msg64188 date=1363645530]

Dude. Your youtube videos scare the bejesus outta me.  :eek  :\
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Which ones
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I'm a newb, only got my license in Jan and am a little over the hill to start riding a bike at 36 but pretty much all of your youtube bids had me cacking myself.

[packie]

I'm a newb, only got my license in Jan and am a little over the hill to start riding a bike at 36 but pretty much all of your youtube bids had me cacking myself.

I didn't start until late myself at 31 years old. But I wouldn't say I was over the hill getting into it, in hindsight. I have racked up 20 years experience now at 51 years old and I feel that there is still a lot biking left in me!!

As for  Alex's videos....well, they act as good tutorials. It's no harm that they have got you cacking....that's going to be kinda healthy to your survival. If you came away after watching his videos with the mentality that "Wow...that looks like fun and I must bomb around like that dude doing about 60mph in a 30mph built up area in the wet with dodgy tyres".... then I'd be more worried about you. I wonder how I would feel today if I did that and my bike spun off onto the opposite pavement, killing a child in a buggy or something like ???

His video riding in the ice and nearly coming a cropper (again!) shows me when to use a bit of common sense and when to park up and take a bus or a car instead. A simple spill can cost you a few hundred quid outside of injuries.

I think (but I could be wrong) that I seen a video of him in town late at night talking and watching a load of drunks. That video (and from my own experiences) have thought me to stay well away from town late at night if possible, especially on weekends. Town late on weekend nights is a breeding ground for a lot of drunkeness and fool acting and you could be the victim. I have had drunken people (both male and female) in messy humour trying to jump on the back of my bike for the crack while I was sitting in traffic lights. They don't realize that they can knock you off balance in two seconds and bring you down. And while riding along, some messers can even jump out in front of you shouting and roaring just for the crack, forcing you to take emergency evasive action. And that "friendly" drunk that was talking to him??? .... a wrong word or a dodgy look and he could easily turn nasty in a jiff before you could make your escape.

So most of Alex's video are very tutorial, even though that probably wasn't his intention. Call me Negativity Central if you want....I call it experience gained form 20 years of biking which has thought me a lot of respect and caution that will help me to survive just a bit longer out there.

[xlewisbdx]

[quote author=xlewisbdx link=topic=6814.msg64221#msg64221 date=1363665433]
Cheers for the help

[quote author=simonm link=topic=6814.msg64213#msg64213 date=1363653793]


Dude. Your youtube videos scare the bejesus outta me.  :eek :\

Which ones
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I'm a newb, only got my license in Jan and am a little over the hill to start riding a bike at 36 but pretty much all of your youtube bids had me cacking myself.
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I only really upload random clips every now and then. I tend to lose my patience with car drivers and that's what makes people laugh.

[Rebuilt]

I used to worry if the old girl didnt do it .... it just let me know there was life there ...  8)

[packie]

btw Alex...as you can gather, the noise is normal. Even leaving it sit overnight or for a few hours, the fuel pump "tops" up the carbs. That's the sound of the fuel pump in action. How long the noise lasts is dependant on how much the carbs need to be topped out. When I switch on the ignition, I wait a sec until its done its thing. Then I proceed to start. Sometimes you can get a slight hesitation in starting until its done its thing.

Cheers.........

[ponkster]

I would double check its the fuel pump - it could be the paramilitary wing of the taxi drivers union finally catching up with you - BOOM! lol

[Chris]

Or the fandangle grime pump/goose necked pipe shifter which could explode at any second...

[Anarch]

I would double check its the fuel pump - it could be the paramilitary wing of the taxi drivers union finally catching up with you - BOOM! lol

I second that, I've never believed in the fuel pump 'theory'.

[darrsi]

btw Alex...as you can gather, the noise is normal. Even leaving it sit overnight or for a few hours, the fuel pump "tops" up the carbs. That's the sound of the fuel pump in action. How long the noise lasts is dependant on how much the carbs need to be topped out. When I switch on the ignition, I wait a sec until its done its thing. Then I proceed to start. Sometimes you can get a slight hesitation in starting until its done its thing.

Cheers.........

Who's Alex?  :lol

[CRH]

is it tickin ?...or is it ...turkey :rolleyes ...defo fuel pump!!

[John Silva]

Yea it is normal for it to tick. Just ride it... if it hasn't exploded.