Weird ticking noise when key is turned "on"

I have a fast ticking noise before the bike is running when I turn the key to the on position. I believe it may be the exup valve sticking, the noise starts out fast then slows down then stops right before I start the bike. Anyone have any ideas what this could be?
 
Okay sweet, never had a bike with a fuel pump. Also, when I turn the key on, my tach will shoot up to 7k for like 3 seconds then back down to zero. Any idea what this is? It'll do it like 2 or 3 times then stop.
 
Just about all electronic tach displays do this as a start up test. My gen 2 did it, but just a single sweep.

If the Gen 1 uses a facet fuel pump then the ticking is just how they sound. We have a Bobcat with a facet pump that does that.
 
The ticking is the fuel pump, it is normal.
The tach jumping to 7,000 may indicate an impending issue with the EXUP valve. See the manual's self-diagnostic page below

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