I almost forgot.
Another weird thing is that the ticking is not proportional to engine speed...
At first I thought the engine was going bad but then noticed that it wouldn't do it at idle, it does it only under some load. So I thought maybe something in the crank area (bearings) was getting weak and rubbing only under load because of the twist.
Then I noticed that as I would speed up, the ticking interval does not shorten, hence the ticking stays the same as engine speed rises. At a certain speed then I can't here it but I think it's probably because of wind/engine/road noises.