Diagnosis please
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: michigan
For those who were interested, I changed the Syn3 out for Amsoil. HUGE difference! The engine is amazingly more quiet, and the transmission shifts much smoother and quieter as well. Rode it hard for an extended period of time, and I'm impressed. Not totally conclusive, but sure sounds good.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: SE Illinois
I put syn 3 in my 2006 Low Rider at the first service. Riding home, bout a 45min trip, mine started to sound like that. Next day same thing when it got hot. Rocks in a prince albert can.
Changed oil and went with mobile synthetic v-twin. Valve train noise went back to pre syn 3.
Some bikes like it, some hate it. My Low Rider was pissed.
Changed oil and went with mobile synthetic v-twin. Valve train noise went back to pre syn 3.
Some bikes like it, some hate it. My Low Rider was pissed.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Lafayette, LA.
My 02 Road King does the same thing when running hard for a period of time but goes away as I slow down and goes completely away while ridding thru town. I use Mobil 1. I just blame it on the Louisiana heat. It has been doing that since I bought the bike and I have put 40k miles on it in the last 3 years without any failure much less catastrophic failure . I think it is just lifter noise on a hot bike.
Last edited by Cajun King; Sep 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM.
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From: Florida
Never a fan of syn oil. It looks & feels like water,it seeps through gaskets, and it is noisy. How can all that be good for your motor? People have been running dyno since the beginning of the century with no problems;I'm stickin' with that.
BTW you're right about stuff forkin' up on Friday at 3 PM. Especially the central A/C. Especially in Florida in August!! The only things that DON'T fork up on Friday are the things that it doesn't cost extra to fix on a Saturday.
BTW you're right about stuff forkin' up on Friday at 3 PM. Especially the central A/C. Especially in Florida in August!! The only things that DON'T fork up on Friday are the things that it doesn't cost extra to fix on a Saturday.
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From: TOAK western branch
Never a fan of syn oil. It looks & feels like water,it seeps through gaskets, and it is noisy. How can all that be good for your motor? People have been running dyno since the beginning of the century with no problems;I'm stickin' with that.
BTW you're right about stuff forkin' up on Friday at 3 PM. Especially the central A/C. Especially in Florida in August!! The only things that DON'T fork up on Friday are the things that it doesn't cost extra to fix on a Saturday.
BTW you're right about stuff forkin' up on Friday at 3 PM. Especially the central A/C. Especially in Florida in August!! The only things that DON'T fork up on Friday are the things that it doesn't cost extra to fix on a Saturday.
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Republic of Texas
Not all synthetics are the same. We see this time and time again on here. I am glad that I live near the Yoda of Harley engines. When I get to scratching my head about something----he points me in the right direction. Not pushing a brand name because I don't care what others use but I do compare results. Mobile 1 has been good to my engines and Belray in my transmission. Primary gets just gets hd brand primary oil. I hardly ever hear complaints about amsoil.
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