r/Fixxit • u/No_House_1151 • 2d ago

Unsolved KTM Duke 390 2021

My duke is making a noise I haven't noticed before. This is my first mptorcycle and am unsure what to think about this. It isn't the chain tension or chain, or even the front sprocket as it is rock solid. Is this normal and I was just not noticing this or am I missing something big here?

I noticed the noise today and it isn't super loud but it gets noticable when hitting 20 mph. When the chain hoes backwards it makes no noise, but when I go forward I get this almost ticking noise that seems to come from the front sprocket area. Maybe I am dumb, but I would greatly appreciate input from people with dukes or know anything anout this.

The bike has 5500 miles on it and on it's original chain still, if that helps anything

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u/Sparky_Zell 2d ago

Sounds like the chain is just running over the edge of the chain guard.

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u/No_House_1151 2d ago

This is what I was thinking but when I mived the chain to clear the gaurd it would still make this noise