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Help installed hammer 1275 kit and makes a noise like metal is hitting something

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Old 10-18-2018, 10:06 AM
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Default Help installed hammer 1275 kit and makes a noise like metal is hitting something

So i just installed my kit and i started breaking it in. Did proper warmups,broke it in 1 mile than 3 miles, than i started on my 50 miles. As i was riding 11 miles in i started to hear this noise sounds like a nut or something is hitting inside of the motor. This is what i did. I checked to see if anything was loose externally nothing seems to be loose. Opened the top covers to see if a bolt came off and nope all of them are on. I retuned it with the tune they gave me not triming the variables. I used the same oil but its filled. Would i have to use different oil ? Is it thining? Not sure what it is any help would be great.
 
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Old 10-18-2018, 10:51 AM
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Did you make sure the circlips were in all the way on the piston wrist pins Call Aaron or Dan and run it by them.
 

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Old 10-18-2018, 12:44 PM
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I'd call Hammer ASAP, they've heard everything.

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Sounds like the motor is on it’s way to blowing up
 
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Old 10-19-2018, 08:03 AM
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Did u check the squish on both cylinders before final assembly. +1 on the talk to hammer comment
 
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The holes for the rocker arm bolts are a bit larger than the bolts. The rocker arm covers have a bit of play back and forth before the bolts are tightened. What if the cover has been tightened and skewed in one direction enough that a push rod is sightly rattling against the frame or one of the push rod tubes??? Try loosening the covers and move them to a sightly different position. I remember reading this in a blog somewhere.
 
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