Randoms ?'s
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Randoms ?'s
Hey ya'll, just bought my first bike, an 08 street bob, and the more I ride, the more I love it. Got a shade over 3100 miles on it now, having got it on the 1st of March with 6 mileson it. Although she rips, the dang thing sounds like a sewing machine when idling, sounds like a whirring noise coming from the motor itself. Is that just typical Harley? I don't hear it as much on other bikes. Runs great, far as I can tell. Love the forum by the way, have been reading and absorbing as much as I can since I found it a couple weeks ago. You guys are a great help. I want to eventually put V&H big radius, PCI III tuner, and hi floA/C but can't do it yet. Forward controls are the first thing (charlie horse cramps at 6am are not fun!). I diddrop it while cleaning it in the driveway, thank god it only scratched the mufflers and brake lever. Any, I'll quit ramblin.Peace
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RE: Randoms ?'s
Howdy from Michigan.
Congrats on the first/new scooter.
Withthe stock mufflers, you aren't going to getas much"Harley sound" as aftermarket pipes.
Like subculture said, the new pipes will help that.....
Congrats on the first/new scooter.
Withthe stock mufflers, you aren't going to getas much"Harley sound" as aftermarket pipes.
Like subculture said, the new pipes will help that.....
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RE: Randoms ?'s
Welcome from Georgia.....I can see you don't let her sit in the garage very often....keep enjoying the ride !
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Yeah that noise is normal. It's sort of a byproduct of the common crank pin engine. Go to a warbird fly-in sometime (or an airshow) where an old radial engine is firing up or shutting down and you'll hear it, they are common crank-pin also. But it has to be a radial engine one. A inline like a P51 won't sound like that, but a P47 will, or a B17 has FOUR radials! When a B17 shuts down you hear that whine for quite a while as the engines die.