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these 790s tick? mine always has, not a valve tictictic but sounds like its a push rod or somthing.. i haven't been around another one to compare.
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Should be Riding
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yeah, they are noisy creatures... I thought the same thing when I bought mine
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oh ok- i figured. it sounded to uniform to be bad. I just get a "whats that noise?" every once and a while. I always just say "its a triumph" but was second guessing myself just now.
between that - the clutch - my speedo - and my open sprocket. this is the noisyist beast ive owned.
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Worn Saddle
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oh ok- i figured. it sounded to uniform to be bad. I just get a "whats that noise?" every once and a while. I always just say "its a triumph" but was second guessing myself just now.
between that - the clutch - my speedo - and my open sprocket. this is the noisyist beast ive owned.
You need louder exhaust. 
Fidelis et Fortis
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Stickman Yogi
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I always just say "its a triumph" ...
Yup, that`s about it.
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Check Pants
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I always got a kick out of how different it sounds when your next to it vs on top of it then being next to it and on top of it with a helmet. Add the FREAK to it and you get a suction sound along with the tick tick. Ive recently added the chatter of FCRs to the mix too  No matter what... it's the sound of freedome! 
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I always just say "its a triumph"
I utter that phrase quite often as well, but it's usually when I'm bumping it down a hill because the battery died again 
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"...To them, I'm just a screaming ball of noise."
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Fe Butt
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My old ones are noisy as are my new ones, I think they would lose some charicter if they were not.
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New Tires
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Just think of it as a very expensive sewing machine. 
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Learned Hand
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No matter what... it's the sound of freedome!
What's with the extra "e" . You know this is gonna make Dwight filp out righte. LOL
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You need louder exhaust.
your right i do!
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I rode a new Victory touring bike (cannot remember the name) about a month ago, and the engine sounded like it was coming apart. Smooth running bike, but the engine noise made my America sound very sedate.
Tom
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 - 1790)
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