2017 Street Glide Special engine noise

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Jan 12, 2024 | 06:29 PM

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2017M8

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Originally Posted by BrandonSmith

I do also run 87 most of the time. I'm pretty sure mine is tune related. But I may be going around the bike with one of the long stick lighters later checking for air leaks

My sound is identical to yours and under the same conditions too

Brandon just curious why 87 Octane?

Jan 12, 2024 | 06:38 PM

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BrandonSmith

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Brandon just curious why 87 Octane?

That’s the only ethanol free around here and I don’t notice any difference between 87 or 91 while riding.

Jan 13, 2024 | 09:43 AM

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Y2K

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My 2019 Electra was making a clanking noise like that and it turned out to be the exhaust,the clamp in the middle of the crossover pipe not fitting tight around the pipe is a known problem I found out after going crazy trying to find the source of the noise.
I had checked to see that all the bolts etc were tight on the exhaust system and they were but the clamp is a loose fit on the pipe.
The easy fix was wrapping some muffler tape around the pipe where the clap goes on and reinstalling the clamp over it,no more clanking noise.