Clicking noise

[cycleguy64]

I recently purchased a 2008 GSA from a friend with 24K miles. It just had a complete service. I rode it around the neighborhood without a helmet and noticed a clicking that seemed to come form the right side cylinder area. It did not change with warming and was constant. Sounded like possibly a valve lifter but I am not familiar enough with the engine set up to know what it was.

Any ideas?

[marc]

Wear earplugs. Your bike will run better.

Next time you have the valve covers off check out the rocker end play. The allowed range is quite large. 0.05 ~ 0.40 mm. They are noisy at the large end.