I have an 09 Street Bob and I have noticed on hot days I hear a slight ticking sound from the engine while accelorating. I can downshift to a lower gear, but when I accelorate in that gear I hear the same sound briefly. The bike is stock exept for some "Cycle Shack" slip-ons. Now, I'm new to Harley, but from what I have gathered only putting on slip-ons should not affect the engine that much or require a new map or tune. Even with the stock mufflers on it I still had the same problem. What advice can you guys give me on fixing this issue? How much damage will this do to the engine? I'm on a budget (and I got it, can't really be on a budget with Harley parts), but what is the most cost effective thing I can do to fix this problem. I greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!

 

These bikes all run lean, because of EPA BS. Get a tuner. But please educated yourself. You'll get so many people on here telling you what they like, your head will be spinning.
Have you tried to hit the search button? I don't remember if the new guys need to get a few post under there belts before, they can do the search thing. Good luck

 

Thanks, I appreciate the advice. I have done some research and you're right, everyone seems to have their own take on this issue. lol I will look into getting a tuner. Can you suggest any good ones that you have seen work well?

 

Stock bikes ping. Answer is a proper tune. Get a flash tuner (TTS/PV/SEPST). They all have good stock/stage 1 canned maps available and can handle any upgrades down the road. On a budget ya can get a used PV/TTS and have it reset for your bike.

 

All good advice.
Scott

 

To fix your pinging, you're probably going to have to retard the timing a few degrees.

You can go to the Ignition/Tuner/ECM/Fuel Injection forum here to get all sorts of info on various tuners.