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Old 09-18-2018, 03:00 PM
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A rattling noise? ride it till it dies.....
 
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Old 09-18-2018, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Super Glidester
A rattling noise? ride it till it dies.....
A rattle on a Harley is like a heartbeat.That's what they do....
 
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Old 09-18-2018, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Tommy C
A rattle on a Harley is like a heartbeat.That's what they do....
"A rattle"?? I WISH mine only had "a" rattle.
 
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Old 09-18-2018, 05:08 PM
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Wow, this question gets asked a lot. 3rd. time in less than a week.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...g-gas-cap.html
 
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Old 09-18-2018, 06:45 PM
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That’s crazy.

When we bought a 2016 Limited I go to put gas in it for the first time and had to really muscle the cap off. It did not get any better. I’m at the dealership talking to the salesman I bought it from and told him about it. He broke down laughing and went to the back and brought me a new cap. The plastic they had used was not compatible with petroleum products and would swell up. They were made in MEXICO. They replaced it with a Chinese cap and no more problems. Seems there was actually a recall on those.
 
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So, what exactly happens, the O ring shrinks or something ? we haf to know for when these things are out of warranty. Or are we going to replace a gas cap every two years at $59.99 a piece?....
 
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I just had the one on my 2016 slim S replaced a couple of months ago. It was my first Harley and figured the rattling gas cap was just something I had to put up with owning a Harley. The new one isn't much better. Kind of sad they can't get a simple part like that figured out.
 
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Louder pipes will fix it.
 
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Originally Posted by Super Glidester
So, what exactly happens, the O ring shrinks or something ? we haf to know for when these things are out of warranty. Or are we going to replace a gas cap every two years at $59.99 a piece?....
You can always replace it with a big cork.
 
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