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<blockquote data-quote="torch" data-source="post: 1459615" data-attributes="member: 1295"><p>There were some early 04's reported to suffer from the dreaded valve tick, but it was primarily 03 (and older in other parts of the world). The tick was almost universally the result of excessive valve guide wear in the #2 cylinder. Yamaha tried a few things, starting with new valve material then new guides. Ultimately, the fix appears to have been a re-designed exhaust valve seal. </p><p></p><p>As near as we could tell at the time, approximately 7% of 03's turned out to be tickers, based on the number we knew of vs the number of bikes we knew had been built. And of those, 7% of repaired tickers ticked again -- until the new valve seal, that is. But if the tick was going to appear, it happened in the first 10-20,000 miles. If the bike made it past that, it was golden. Many 03's went hundreds of thousands of miles without issue. </p><p></p><p>As for the CCT, the number of actual reported failures is pretty low. But the failure can be catastrophic when it happens. I never personally experienced it, but I understand that it does give some advance warning in the form of cam chain noise before the chain starts skipping teeth. </p><p></p><p>And as others have said: the Gen 1 is a highway bike. You want lots of airflow in warm weather. 06 and later have better heat management, but the early ones are sportier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="torch, post: 1459615, member: 1295"] There were some early 04's reported to suffer from the dreaded valve tick, but it was primarily 03 (and older in other parts of the world). The tick was almost universally the result of excessive valve guide wear in the #2 cylinder. Yamaha tried a few things, starting with new valve material then new guides. Ultimately, the fix appears to have been a re-designed exhaust valve seal. As near as we could tell at the time, approximately 7% of 03's turned out to be tickers, based on the number we knew of vs the number of bikes we knew had been built. And of those, 7% of repaired tickers ticked again -- until the new valve seal, that is. But if the tick was going to appear, it happened in the first 10-20,000 miles. If the bike made it past that, it was golden. Many 03's went hundreds of thousands of miles without issue. As for the CCT, the number of actual reported failures is pretty low. But the failure can be catastrophic when it happens. I never personally experienced it, but I understand that it does give some advance warning in the form of cam chain noise before the chain starts skipping teeth. And as others have said: the Gen 1 is a highway bike. You want lots of airflow in warm weather. 06 and later have better heat management, but the early ones are sportier. [/QUOTE]
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