Front suspenson knocking sound?
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Front suspenson knocking sound?
I have a 2009 Fatboy with about 800 miles on it. The bike was fine when I first got it but when I hit about 600 miles the front end starting making this knocking sound when I went over a bump and I can feel it in the handle bars. It feels rather unsafe. What would be loose already and is it dangerous to ride the bike like this?
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Check the tightness of your steering head bolt, or have the dealer do it. Could also be the bolts holding your tank are not tight enough and it is rattling slightly, but I would say steering head first.
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have to go with this also
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Thanks guys, the steelership said the same thing but they said it would be 2 hours of labor???? Can I do this myself?
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That's what I did. They fixed it... but I will say that as a result there is more vibration from the engine at lower speeds translated to the handlebars now... for I while I thought my primary chain was going out... but it was just the fact that more tension means more translation I think.
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