I have a 2024 Gold Wing Tour DCT and purchased it new. I live 1.5 hours from the dealer and it was delivered to my house without a test ride. It had three miles on the odometer. The next day on my first ride I noticed an abnormal ticking noise from the right side cylinder bank. I read forum posts and watched UA-cam videos. I contacted the dealer and they said it was normal for this generation of motor. After living with it a few days, I made a video and sent it to the dealer. They said I could bring it in for an inspection and would check the valves, but they didn’t believe anything was wrong. I decided to check the valve clearances myself and they all were right in the center of the specified tolerance range. I also purchased an automotive stethoscope and isolated the noise to the number 5 cylinder (the one on the right side furthest to the rear). A few more days went by and I rode it to the dealer and let them listen to it for themselves in person. They agreed the ticking sound was abnormally loud. I went home and they picked up the motorcycle a few days later and had it for 16 days before I got it back. They contacted the corporate Honda tech center in South Carolina and were told to check several things: valve clearances, cam chain, cam chain tensioner, and to look into the cylinders with a borescope. They did not believe it was an injector issue, due to the location of the injectors relative to where the noise was coming from. The valves were right in the middle of the specified range for all intake and exhaust valves (just as I had measured them). The cam chain and tensioner were fine. The dealer thought they saw something inside the #5 cylinder with the borescope and then removed the head. However, they said it had been an illusion so-to-speak created by oil in the cylinder and everything was fine. They put everything back together and because nothing had been altered, the noise still existed. Then corporate Honda told them to tighten all of the exhaust valves on the right side to the tightest spec value of 0.03 inches. The normal specified range for the exhaust valves is 0.03 to 0.05 inches. Believe it or not, this solved the problem. They probably only needed to tighten the #5 cylinder’s exhaust valves, but they tightened all of them on the right side per corporate Honda’s instructions. I’m pleased the motorcycle is fixed but frustrated with Honda and the dealer, as this noise was present from new. I hope this information helps.
Addendum to previous post: I got the motorcycle back from the dealer after the exhaust valves had been tightened to their minimum specified clearance and the noise had only slightly abated. I would estimate the ticking noise was about 75% as loud as it had been. I contacted the dealer, who then contacted corporate Honda, and they picked up my motorcycle up and took it back to the dealer. The next plan by corporate Honda was to replace the rocker arms, but my dealer noticed something unusual about the oil journal that supplies oil to the camshaft. It looked too shallow. They were able to convince corporate Honda to send an entire new head, camshaft, and all other parts associated with a head. The new head arrived and the oil journal was in fact 0.006” deeper in the new head. The dealer thought this was significant and it would affect oil supply to the last rocker. Anyway, the entire head and all associated parts were replaced and the problem was solved. I have the motorcycle back and can attest after a couple hundred miles that the noise is gone. The right and left sides sound the same.
I do get the ticking when the engine is cold but after it warms up it goes away which tells me you are correct. As the engine gets up to temp the metal expands and lessens the gap to within spec.
Just changed oil on my new to me 2018 DCT….used amsoil full synthetic 10W30…started ticking upon start up where it didn’t prior to the oil change…why would it start now ?…guess i’m visiting the dealer next week to enquire about it…ride safe
Appreciate the video Buddy! My 23 DCT tour is at the dealership now to address this issue. It was making the noise since day one and when I brought it up to them I was told it’s normal! Can’t believe it. Anyway, hoping they’ll fix it under warranty, bike has less then 5k miles on it. Did they give u a write-up showing warranty covered this? Would you share that so I can use in case they try to deny warranty coverage for me? Thanks!
Very interesting. I see comments on the web that many have the ticking noises on the right side only. Have you tried keeping the bike on center stand all the time, as soon as you are back from a ride? This can cause by the lack of lube naturally for boxer type block. I have 2020 DCT Tour, no tapping at all. 17K, so far, whisper silence. Mine is always on Center Stand, since new. Its on the side stand only when I do short stops. What oil do you use?
I have a 2024 Gold Wing Tour DCT and purchased it new. I live 1.5 hours from the dealer and it was delivered to my house without a test ride. It had three miles on the odometer. The next day on my first ride I noticed an abnormal ticking noise from the right side cylinder bank. I read forum posts and watched UA-cam videos. I contacted the dealer and they said it was normal for this generation of motor. After living with it a few days, I made a video and sent it to the dealer. They said I could bring it in for an inspection and would check the valves, but they didn’t believe anything was wrong. I decided to check the valve clearances myself and they all were right in the center of the specified tolerance range. I also purchased an automotive stethoscope and isolated the noise to the number 5 cylinder (the one on the right side furthest to the rear). A few more days went by and I rode it to the dealer and let them listen to it for themselves in person. They agreed the ticking sound was abnormally loud. I went home and they picked up the motorcycle a few days later and had it for 16 days before I got it back. They contacted the corporate Honda tech center in South Carolina and were told to check several things: valve clearances, cam chain, cam chain tensioner, and to look into the cylinders with a borescope. They did not believe it was an injector issue, due to the location of the injectors relative to where the noise was coming from. The valves were right in the middle of the specified range for all intake and exhaust valves (just as I had measured them). The cam chain and tensioner were fine. The dealer thought they saw something inside the #5 cylinder with the borescope and then removed the head. However, they said it had been an illusion so-to-speak created by oil in the cylinder and everything was fine. They put everything back together and because nothing had been altered, the noise still existed. Then corporate Honda told them to tighten all of the exhaust valves on the right side to the tightest spec value of 0.03 inches. The normal specified range for the exhaust valves is 0.03 to 0.05 inches. Believe it or not, this solved the problem. They probably only needed to tighten the #5 cylinder’s exhaust valves, but they tightened all of them on the right side per corporate Honda’s instructions. I’m pleased the motorcycle is fixed but frustrated with Honda and the dealer, as this noise was present from new. I hope this information helps.
Addendum to previous post: I got the motorcycle back from the dealer after the exhaust valves had been tightened to their minimum specified clearance and the noise had only slightly abated. I would estimate the ticking noise was about 75% as loud as it had been. I contacted the dealer, who then contacted corporate Honda, and they picked up my motorcycle up and took it back to the dealer. The next plan by corporate Honda was to replace the rocker arms, but my dealer noticed something unusual about the oil journal that supplies oil to the camshaft. It looked too shallow. They were able to convince corporate Honda to send an entire new head, camshaft, and all other parts associated with a head. The new head arrived and the oil journal was in fact 0.006” deeper in the new head. The dealer thought this was significant and it would affect oil supply to the last rocker. Anyway, the entire head and all associated parts were replaced and the problem was solved. I have the motorcycle back and can attest after a couple hundred miles that the noise is gone. The right and left sides sound the same.
I do get the ticking when the engine is cold but after it warms up it goes away which tells me you are correct. As the engine gets up to temp the metal expands and lessens the gap to within spec.
I have a 2023 Tour DCT and it’s done this since new. Bike now has approximately 2300 miles recorded.
Just changed oil on my new to me 2018 DCT….used amsoil full synthetic 10W30…started ticking upon start up where it didn’t prior to the oil change…why would it start now ?…guess i’m visiting the dealer next week to enquire about it…ride safe
I dont understand the issue, manual adjust valves need to be adjusted
I have a 2018 doing that since it was new. Also right side only.
Appreciate the video Buddy! My 23 DCT tour is at the dealership now to address this issue. It was making the noise since day one and when I brought it up to them I was told it’s normal! Can’t believe it. Anyway, hoping they’ll fix it under warranty, bike has less then 5k miles on it.
Did they give u a write-up showing warranty covered this? Would you share that so I can use in case they try to deny warranty coverage for me?
Thanks!
Why is it always a right side problem ??
Did it fix yours?
Yes
WOW , are you all there?
Very interesting. I see comments on the web that many have the ticking noises on the right side only. Have you tried keeping the bike on center stand all the time, as soon as you are back from a ride? This can cause by the lack of lube naturally for boxer type block. I have 2020 DCT Tour, no tapping at all. 17K, so far, whisper silence. Mine is always on Center Stand, since new. Its on the side stand only when I do short stops. What oil do you use?
Tapping noise since 600 miles on a 2024...
When you adjusted it did the tapping sound stop ?
Honda had local dealer do it under warranty. I did video to make them do it. This video is the nice version to educate. And yes it is much quieter.
Great idea ! I’ve bookmarked In case mine starts doing it too 😮
Should this really need to be done to a '23?
Mine has the same issue. Tomorrow I’ll get to the dealership. Thank you for this video 😊
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