I'm not quite sure about this one. No Fi light and bike has 35k on it.
My '03 is acting up and I'm not quite sure how to diag it. On a cold startup the bike will sometimes miss or knock a bit. It's not a dead miss or a consistent pattern like one cylinder is the issue but it makes noises I'm positve aren't normal and it has me on my toes.
The bike is desmoged, and has a slip on but nothing beyond that. Maintenence is all up to date, new expensive plugs at 30k, gas is fresh, filters and oil is clean.
I'm ultra paranoid because the big girl has a habit of throwing me expensive curveballs right at the end of the season. Two years ago the R/R blew and took the stator with it, last year the thermostat seals had enough, started peeing and I had to sit through backorders for a couple months to get new hoses and o-rings (did the CCT in the V at the same time). Now it's making a funny noise and it's right about that time again but this time I'm not in a place where I can field a more expensive repair. I do it all myself but, VFR parts are spendier than the Dualsport parts I'm used to buying even for the smaller stuff.
I love the thing but I'm conisdering selling at this point. I'd definitely regret it but it might be that time. I'm meandering away from the original point though...
Is anyone familiar with some startup knock and what the root issue may be? Or at least where I should start looking?