Why would the Street Glide be better? You will probably lose on a trade. Just contact HD and tell them about it and find another place to fix it?

 

 

Another Dealer is trying to fix it now... they replaced the rear rotor... No change! They ordered a front rotor now claiming the noise was coming from both the front and rear. We will see!

 

 

I am confident that I have the exact same noise. Bike is with the dealer now.
The sound presents after 2 to 3 miles of riding. Makes no difference if the bike is under power or not. Makes no difference if the clutch is engaged or not. Most noticeable between 30 to 40 kph on deceleration, but that is normally because thats when everything else is quiet and you can hear it distinctly. Im not pleased anyone else is having the same issue, but I am pleased that others are posting about it. Look forward to a definitive cause and solution. Its not trim rings, its not fork tin, its not gas cap, its nowhere near the front of the bike. Its definitely resonating from the rear chain gaurd and caliper area. It makes you feel pretty stupid when your coasting to a red light and your new bike sounds like a bucket of bolts as you come to a stop. Look forward to your post and outcomes.

 

Harley is going back to their old ways
Letting the customers do the R & D.

The 1970's two answers for everything
"They all do that"
or
"Those never work"

 

Mine did that for a while but no longer. It seemed to start when the bike got to about 3,000 miles and did it for about 1,000 miles and have not heard the noise since. I have almost 11,000 miles at this point. It was a similar noise. Heard it mostly when coasting down towards 30 mph. It sounded like ruh-ruh-ruh as if something was rubbing wrong, not grinding, not totally annoying, just noticeable. But now its gone.

 

I had the same issue on my 2018 Fatbob. After the 1000 mile service when the belt tension was adjusted the noise was super noticable and I felt vibrations on the foot pegs when it happened. The noise wasn as supernac described, more loke a groan and would onoy happen when coasting or slowing down at around 15 mph. I checked the belt tension and noticed it was really tight. The tech agreed and adjusted the belt again and it went away. It has come back a bit now but only happens now and then and not nearly as loud or noticable.

 

thats what mine sounds like but its from the front. my rear has a slight high pitched sound from the belt area. front sounds like a bearing going bad and gets louder tha longer i ride. rear sounds like thin metal or belt squeak. dealer said they couldnt hear anything with their full face helmet and my exhaust.

 

Could be the belt. My 18 FLHCS had a noise (like described) when I first got it. The service manual has 2 adjustment specs for the belt, one for a new belt for the first 1000 miles and one for a service belt. The owners manual does not tell you this, it only has the new belt spec, which I think is to tight. Mine is now after 3500 miles at the looser end of the service belt spec which IIRC is 3/8 to 9/16 and no more noise. I do still get a brake squeak every now and then.
I have always adjusted my belts to the loose end of the spec at the tightest spot in the belt.