engine ticking noise???

[400EXride]

I noticed a little ticking noise coming from the engine today when I was sitting at idle after riding a while. The engine was warm/hot. Is that normal valve noise or am I being paranoid? The quad isn't even a year old, I shouldn't need to adjust valves should I? I don't have any smoke from the pipe and it runs fine, plenty of power. The quad is an 05' 400ex running a K&N filter, hmf slip on, 152 main jet.

Ideas?????

[400ex28]

400ex's are known to tick a little

[MMcCannon]

They all tick a little but your valves might need adjusted if you have put alot of hours on it in the last year. I have also heard alot about the timing chains stretching and causing excessive ticking.

[exboomer]

My 03 made a ticking type noise, set the valves still made the noise. Found the spark plug had a small crack, changed the plug and the noise was gone. It must have been a ping or misfire, worth a try.

[curious george]

my valves were tiking arter about a month or two of owning mine. it cost 30.00 bucks to get them adjusted right. do that.

[hondamanex400]

Mines been ticking since i have owned it since '00 or '01, and its a '99...so...the valves felt right when i just did my motor rebuild this past winter. my timing chain was fine, and such, so hell if i know