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Hi simon are you out there ?

My 2006 500es has a rattle exactly like the one on simons enquiry from 21st May 2012. He posted a vid on U tube. Did you get to the bottom of the problem?

REGARDS MARK

Hi there, no haven't found the cause of the rattle and have explored pretty much every avenue without success. My plan is to ride it until it reveals itself in a suitably dramatic fashion. The bike is in daily use (fine weather) so as soon as I have more info you can rely on my posting it here first thing and please let me know if you diagnose it first.
S.

OK. Intend to look at it this weekend if weather allows.Probally wont get it going as will order parts as necerssary but will report my findings. I cant stand to ride it with this noise but the engine is operating fine.

My issue is very intermittent so 99% of the time my motor is quiet and smooth. If yours is noisy all the time then hopefully you will be able to discover what is causing the clatter. I did have a thought that it might be due to the steel ends of the pushrods coming loose when the motor is warm but it isn't something I've actually looked at yet. I'm really looking forward to solving it as I've nailed all the other issues of the bike one by one and apart from this the bike is a winner. I've actually just taken possession of a Pazon regulator rectifier to by pass the silly old stepped charging system that tends to boil the battery dry and then blow bulbs.

My 2000 Bullet also had a rattle; the mechanic eventually traced it
to the Samrat rockers; he replaced them with the standard ones
and the noise went away. That taught me not to replace things which weren`t broken.

Ahhh if only I possessed such wisdom! Still I often find interesting lessons in righting my mistakes.