I've heard from many people that Yamaha V Stars have loud/noisy top ends. I've also heard the solution to this problem is to get louder pipe.
This is a video of my stock 2007 V Star 1100 after it has been warmed up with a 20 minute ride. The bike has 1200 miles on it, has had it valves "adjusted" at 600 miles by the dealership, and it is currently filled with Yamalube 20W-40. I don't have access to another V Star 1100 to compare my engine noise with. Does mine sound "normal" or is this excessive ticking/noise?
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