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May 14, 2010 | 01:15 PM

#31

Ruprecht

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From: Portland, Oregon

I have the same experience, upgraded the air cleaner and pipes ans now I'm hearing sounds I didn't hear before. So, I'm not alone. My bike is a 2010 FLSTC with V&H BSS, FuelPak, and a K&N RK-3910 filter kit.

Aug 17, 2010 | 02:26 PM

#32

goatdriver

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My '09 Heritage got very loud while out at Sturgis. Seems to have quieted back down now. Dealer said it was the balancers. They are doing a 5k service and said that they would let me know. Should I have concerns?

Aug 17, 2010 | 02:31 PM

#33

MetalSpike

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From: Peoria, AZ

Don't worry just yet Goat. Wait till they take a look at it. Let us know what the dealer says. Seems like the further away you get from home, the louder the noise gets.

Aug 17, 2010 | 02:43 PM

#34

Hollywood Ball

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From: NCWV

Cool pics guys. Thanks. I knew what the counter-balancer is, and in theory, what it does, but was clueless to the mechanics of it inside the engine. Nice to know and your pics were perfect.

Aug 17, 2010 | 04:02 PM

#35

sucherman

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From: In a house down by the river

Got 30K on my deuce, it's always sounded like a sewing machine on steroids. Thanks for the information and pics, best ones I've seen to date.

Aug 17, 2010 | 04:35 PM

#36

Bikenator

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From: in a trailer next to a ditch in South Florida

Quote:

Originally Posted by chad pickens

Your welcome . I'm trying to remember but I think the whole assembly weighs 9 lbs. It was 9 or 11, I cant remember but thats a TON of reciprocating weight.

Thanks for the great pics, much appreciated as I never knew the location or what the assembly looked like.
BTW, that's not reciprocating mass, it's rotating mass.

Aug 17, 2010 | 05:26 PM

#37

ROMPUS

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From: Tuscaloosa Alabama

don't hear it on my 05 FB

Aug 17, 2010 | 08:09 PM

#38

2wheeltom77

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From: Paola, Kansas

I've got 18,000 on my '08 and the primary has been loud since it was new. It's worse the hotter it gets. After a several hundred mile trip, I'll pull out my earplugs when I get off the interstate and I can hear the primary over the pipes. I has to be something with the automatic tensioner, because the 88s don't sound like this. I've heard the same noise on several other 96s. I run the **** out of it and don't worry. Harley builds the best bike on the road today.