If your bike is suffering from the loud mechanical noise aka "Kawi Click", this 'how to' is for you. It made a drastic change on my bike and it is now 100% free of the clanking noise. Sounds like a completely different bike(in a good way!). By doing this you are accountable for your own actions, I am not responsible if you screw something up. Caution must be taken during this adjust.
Tools Needed:
1. Remove the plastic fairing which covers the seat bolts on both sides, remove seat, remove tank bolts on left and ride side (see pic), remove top tank bolt below ignition key, prop up tank and using something to hold it up, remove right side (brake side) mid fairing.
2. Locate the factory CCT. It is circled in the pictures below:
3. Use your 1/4" ratchet with extension and 8mm socket to loosen the top bolt. Unscrew the bolt about 2mm's out. Use your open end wrench to loosen the bottom bolt about 1-3mm(or about 2-4 turns), while loosening it, be very careful and listen closely for the click sound made by the CCT. You shouldn't have to loosen the CCT very much for it to auto adjust to the next setting. I recommend only adjusting 1 click at a time and starting the bike up to check for any improvement. DO NOT start the bike up with the CCT loose. See picture below for how far out I opened my CCT:
4. Double check to make sure the 8mm bolts on the CCT are tightened. Reassemble the fairings, seat and tank.
5. Enjoy your now quieter kawi.
Tools Needed:
- 4mm hex key
- 5mm hex key
- 1/4" ratchet with 6-8" extension and an 8mm socket
- 8mm open end wrench
1. Remove the plastic fairing which covers the seat bolts on both sides, remove seat, remove tank bolts on left and ride side (see pic), remove top tank bolt below ignition key, prop up tank and using something to hold it up, remove right side (brake side) mid fairing.
2. Locate the factory CCT. It is circled in the pictures below:
3. Use your 1/4" ratchet with extension and 8mm socket to loosen the top bolt. Unscrew the bolt about 2mm's out. Use your open end wrench to loosen the bottom bolt about 1-3mm(or about 2-4 turns), while loosening it, be very careful and listen closely for the click sound made by the CCT. You shouldn't have to loosen the CCT very much for it to auto adjust to the next setting. I recommend only adjusting 1 click at a time and starting the bike up to check for any improvement. DO NOT start the bike up with the CCT loose. See picture below for how far out I opened my CCT:
4. Double check to make sure the 8mm bolts on the CCT are tightened. Reassemble the fairings, seat and tank.
5. Enjoy your now quieter kawi.