6 speed noisy
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Road Master
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From: SF Bay area
Still new with about 300 miles on it, no service yet. I may try the Redline stuff today.
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Road Master
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Took it in to the dealer to look at today, he slapped it into gear & immediately said it ain't right. Had to leave but I'm dropping it off tomorrow for repair. Interesting thing is he said they had to open the primary.
I did try the pumping the clutch thing & it helped a lot, for a few shifts then it was back to normal. Maybe they're planning on a clutch adjustment. I'm glad now I held off changing to Redline lube... probably would have "complicated" things.
It is a little disappointing that this wasn't caught in the so called "dealer prep".
I did try the pumping the clutch thing & it helped a lot, for a few shifts then it was back to normal. Maybe they're planning on a clutch adjustment. I'm glad now I held off changing to Redline lube... probably would have "complicated" things.
It is a little disappointing that this wasn't caught in the so called "dealer prep".
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Road Master
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Well, the hits just keep on coming.
Had the left saddlebag off today installing the siren II/pager thing. While in there just for curiosity I checked the belt tension. You could not get that belt tighter if you used a cheater bar on the adjuster. It literally will not deflect under any amount of pressure. I can't say this is causing my noisy shifting issue but it sure isn't helping.
This is an almost $30,000 bike that you would assume was checked at the factory, and has undergone $800 of "dealer prep", and the belt is about to break.
I'm now starting to wonder if that's part of why the ride is so stiff. I started with the recommended setting on the shocks for my weight & it felt like I was riding rigid. Backed it in half that & still feels that way. I wonder if the belt tension isn't letting the swingarm move.
Just f'ing great.
Had the left saddlebag off today installing the siren II/pager thing. While in there just for curiosity I checked the belt tension. You could not get that belt tighter if you used a cheater bar on the adjuster. It literally will not deflect under any amount of pressure. I can't say this is causing my noisy shifting issue but it sure isn't helping.
This is an almost $30,000 bike that you would assume was checked at the factory, and has undergone $800 of "dealer prep", and the belt is about to break.
I'm now starting to wonder if that's part of why the ride is so stiff. I started with the recommended setting on the shocks for my weight & it felt like I was riding rigid. Backed it in half that & still feels that way. I wonder if the belt tension isn't letting the swingarm move.
Just f'ing great.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Queen Creek, AZ
Well, the hits just keep on coming.
Had the left saddlebag off today installing the siren II/pager thing. While in there just for curiosity I checked the belt tension. You could not get that belt tighter if you used a cheater bar on the adjuster. It literally will not deflect under any amount of pressure. I can't say this is causing my noisy shifting issue but it sure isn't helping.
This is an almost $30,000 bike that you would assume was checked at the factory, and has undergone $800 of "dealer prep", and the belt is about to break.
I'm now starting to wonder if that's part of why the ride is so stiff. I started with the recommended setting on the shocks for my weight & it felt like I was riding rigid. Backed it in half that & still feels that way. I wonder if the belt tension isn't letting the swingarm move.
Just f'ing great.
Had the left saddlebag off today installing the siren II/pager thing. While in there just for curiosity I checked the belt tension. You could not get that belt tighter if you used a cheater bar on the adjuster. It literally will not deflect under any amount of pressure. I can't say this is causing my noisy shifting issue but it sure isn't helping.
This is an almost $30,000 bike that you would assume was checked at the factory, and has undergone $800 of "dealer prep", and the belt is about to break.
I'm now starting to wonder if that's part of why the ride is so stiff. I started with the recommended setting on the shocks for my weight & it felt like I was riding rigid. Backed it in half that & still feels that way. I wonder if the belt tension isn't letting the swingarm move.
Just f'ing great.
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Tourer
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Andersonville, East TN.
Me too.....Then called dealer, (day late and a dollar short). Dealer said do NOT adjust the belt tension! They are set from the factory that way. They will not jerk because of slack so they last a lot longer. I tightened it back up and stopped by the dealer for them to look at it, on a Sunday no doubt. They had called a nearby tech to come in and look at it for me and he adjusted it pretty tight. I really like Harley of Knoxville on Clinton Hwy.
By the way, I too had the "dirt bike" mentality from years of Hondas and Yamahas and thought the drive belt should not be banjo tight to allow the swingarm to work properly.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2014
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From: Lafayette La
I'm now starting to wonder if that's part of why the ride is so stiff. I started with the recommended setting on the shocks for my weight & it felt like I was riding rigid. Backed it in half that & still feels that way. I wonder if the belt tension isn't letting the swingarm move.
Just f'ing great.
Like you said these bikes are expensive and we wish some of the workmanship was better. But the way I see its my a$$ on the line if the bike is not as safe as I personally make it.
When I bought the bike and got it home, the first thing was read the owners manual yes the little book. (I read questions on this forum all the time about stuff that is in that little book). I have a shop manual now thou.
Anyway I checked every thing from brake rotor bolts, fork clamps, belt tension, oil everything I seen of could think of. One of the passenger floorboard bolts was only screwed in a few threads, I thought the belt too loose until I read the little book. Just sayin check the bike, it's new and a lot of maybe not so high payed labor put it together. It's our bikes, the more we know about it the better off and safer we are. Ride safe and have fun.