Engine Ticks While Idling

[savrip]

I took the bike in last night. It's $85/hr and they said it would take one hour for a valve adjustment. This is a little strange because when I priced the spokes replacement it was $65/hr then... maybe different areas require different labor rates. Just seems curious. That might seem high to me, but I would have spent $30-40 on parts to fix it myself. I would have liked to learn how, but at this point I'd rather get riding again. I asked around with my friends and none has experience with it or were comfortable attempting it.

The oil level is good, since it was my first time changing oil on the bike I made sure to be very careful to the placement of the filter. I was more shocked that I didn't get a new gasket with the oil filter. I'm use to replacing it every time with all the cars I've owned. Mercedes diesels had an oil canister than the filter slipped into, similar to the GZ in a way. I do have an oil leak coming from the top gasket, but it doesn't amount to more than a drop or two and I just clean it off and keep an eye on the oil level since it's important to do so on a regular basis anyway. Thanks for all the help. I'll get a call today to either pick it up or impound it.