Ok I was on the wrong stroke when at TDC, on the correct stroke it became very easy to turn the engine and I have been flying past the mark without even noticing. I've adjusted the clearences again at the correct stroke and triple checked both clearences and I'm still getting the ticking!!!! I even tightened each adjuster down by about 1/4 turn after that and still got the same problem. I need more suggestions please guys.

By the way I've noticed that when the engine idles it runs a little bit inconsistantly; most of the time it will run like normal and every 10 seconds it will run a little quieter and smoother for about 1/2 a second. Also before I messed up my valve clearences I would get a wonderful roaring/farting noise comming from my air filter while accelerating but it isn't as loud any more so I assume that less air is getting into the engine than before.