Clunking when starting

[Leo44]

I'll be amazed if it 'just goes away'
Let's wait and see...
Unless it actually breaks into pieces it'll last a long time, don't worry about it.

A man can dream I guess
But yeah, as of now the bike starts just fine (noise aside of course) with the e-start and nothing locks up when the engine is running
It’s just one of those “oh man that sounds expensive” kind of noises
Imagine me, just finished with a top end rebuild, hearing that noise at the 3rd-4th rev… my damned heart disintegrated

[donnybach]

Mine did. I’d left her way too long and everything was seized up. Clutch, rear brake too. She just needed a bit of love. Like tracked vehicles, can’t stand being left to sit. First time they move they destroy seals, dump oil, send road wheels down the road ( hence they always get low loaded now to ranges), but once they’re moving after a shakeout, they’re reliable as f***.
Just needs the radio turning up for a few hundred miles.

[Leo44]

Back I am to confirm that the source of the clunking was indeed the one-way bearing on its way out.

Replaced it with a low-mileage second hand part and the noise is gone. Lucky for me I did not have any trouble removing the flywheel since I replaced the timing chain recently so it wasn't welded on the crankshaft because of time.

[cadno]

Thanks for the confirmation of the problem.
Most people on here ask the questions but never confirm what the correct diagnosis was.