Been reading this forum for awhile now and figured it's my turn to ask a question. I've got a 05 10r with a Acropvic slip on and about 2500 miles on it. The engine, (valves and rockers) seem to be louder than a thousand miles ago. Is this the nature of the beast and it just means the engine is good and broken in. The oil level is good and speaking of oil what do you guys think about synthetics. Figured I'd ask you guys about the noise before I waste my money going to the dealership. Thanks

 

I noticed that all 10r's have a whirl sound, no biggey. Seems like most if not all 10r's are mechanically noisey. However, the 04 and 05 generators especially when failing will cause a lot of noise. Sorry to say, there is a history of failures on those generators. You may want to check it out.

edit: ZX10r.net has some good info on your ride. You will glean some good info concerning your ride there as well. Good luck.

 

well noise i have not noticed anything different on mine sicnce i bought it for months ago but with the synthetic oil i put it in my 05 at 5000 kilometers im canadian so i dont know mile and it is well worth it they a re racing machines and i know i push mine hard so i rather have the best oil in it to make it run the best im a little confused about the noice question i would get it checked out by the dealer just to be safe unless ur a good machanic i love my bike so i dont take any chances

 

like dragone said the kawas are louder, due to such thin engine casting you will be able to hear more engine noise then other bikes... Mine really hasnt gotten any louder and I have close to 8000 miles on it. I use amsoil full synthetic

 

I too am putting in the Amsoil full synthetic this week. My "break in" is over.

 

yup a little valve rocker noise seems to be normal.im runnning regular oil still i just make sure i change it every 2500 to 3000 miles.[sm=burnout.gif]

 

At how many miles are the 10 motors due for a valve adjustment?

 

my owners manuel says every 15000 inspect.

 

Thanks for the input guys. Guess I'll have to get used to the noise. If I think it's getting any worse, I'll bring it to the dealership and let them check it out. As for the oil, I'll be switching over to synthetic when I put it to bed for the winter.......