Help Please ??
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From: Illinois
You say this is your first Harley? Well, you are going to be shocked to find out that most Harley's have this (valve) noise. People have tried all sorts of oils and additives to quiet it down with some success.
I came from a metric bike when I bought my current (and first) Harley and had the same problems/observations as you. Soon after joining this forum and doing Google searches I found that the noise is normal, especially if you have a front shield that magnifies the sound.
As for the miss, mine was more of a "surge" that I would feel but could be considered a miss too. Found out that the bike was running too lean from the manufacturer. It went away when I added a fuel manager to the computer.
Harley has some inherent problems, noises and quirks that would be unacceptable on a metric bike. They are fun to ride though, so I've learned to ignore them.
I will second the opinion that if you have a warranty to take it in "just in case'.
I came from a metric bike when I bought my current (and first) Harley and had the same problems/observations as you. Soon after joining this forum and doing Google searches I found that the noise is normal, especially if you have a front shield that magnifies the sound.
As for the miss, mine was more of a "surge" that I would feel but could be considered a miss too. Found out that the bike was running too lean from the manufacturer. It went away when I added a fuel manager to the computer.
Harley has some inherent problems, noises and quirks that would be unacceptable on a metric bike. They are fun to ride though, so I've learned to ignore them.
I will second the opinion that if you have a warranty to take it in "just in case'.
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From: Virginia
Have just bought my first Harley Davidson.
2007 Electra Glide, with 30,000 miles. It is starting to skip, seems like when it's warm and around 2,000 rpms, not all the time but enough sound you notice it when riding and to know it's not correct. Also as the bike warms up it sounds like the valves start to get noisier,so it seems to me. It does have a full warranty with Harley Davidson for 3 years. Any help ???? Thanks.
2007 Electra Glide, with 30,000 miles. It is starting to skip, seems like when it's warm and around 2,000 rpms, not all the time but enough sound you notice it when riding and to know it's not correct. Also as the bike warms up it sounds like the valves start to get noisier,so it seems to me. It does have a full warranty with Harley Davidson for 3 years. Any help ???? Thanks.
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