Anyone else have a problem with knocking noise from left side primary area on this New 96 CI engine? I have contacted the dealer twice and am told this noise is "Normal" It is getting louder and it is definately not a normal sound

 

Get a second opinion from a different dealer. That noise is not normal. I have an 07 Super Glide also and have no such noise coming from my left side primary.

 

I have no noises like that.
Second opinion is best.

 

no such noise from my 07 fxd, best to have someone else look'er over.

 

Does the sound happen at idle? Does it increase in frequency/intensity as you ride? Do you only hear it when in 5th gear?
Based on your initial description, it sounds like you might have a loose primary chain. In any event, I echo what others have said - you need to have it looked at.

 

My bike makes a noise from the primary side. The dealer said that some of the 07 bikes makes more noise from the auto adjustors.
It seem's to make the noise when the bike is hot or you are gearing down.
I've got about 9800 on my bike with the noise. I'm going back to my Indy builder in 2 weeks and gonna ask him to listen to it. Might git him to take the primay off and look at it even.

 

i had a noise got louder when it got hot .it would do it when ever the cluch was out.standing still and driveing in all gears.would not hear it with cluch in and in gear standind still.it was the race in that bearing in the primeary.5000 miles on the bike.got it back last week no more noise.
07 bike.heard the noise for a long time at the 1000 mile check they said they did not hear anything but i did.at 5000 miles it got reel bad they could not say they didnt hear it.

 

Have you seen this thread?

https://www.hdforums.com/m_654370/mpage_58/key_/tm.htm

 

It sounds like the compensating sprocket may be loose, and getting looser.

Get it checked out.

 

I have a high pitched whirring or mabey even a slight squealing noise coming from the primary side. Its always worse when hot. Its most noticable at idle but I can hear it a slower speeds in all gears. It was much worse in the heat in Sturgis and its barely noticable when you first start it up.. I just got back from sturgis and I'm going to my local dealer today to let them have a listen.