I checked out that diamod black shift rod, it runs a little over $100. When my friends told me HD stands for hundred dolla, they wasn't BSn. Well I can only hope that just $100 will fix it. I just found out the local dealer charges $65 an hour with a 4 hour minimum to diagnose a problem. Oh well it's only money right, I can't take it with me.

 

That 4 min would suck in my mind.. don't think any of our local dealer do that.

the 07's did have a clunk on start up but not a grinding noise..
some installed the SE compensator, I read up on it and found that most of it could also be tuned out when dynoed, which I had done and it helped remove 90% of the start up clunk.

 

The dealer wants $450 for a dyno session. Said it takes 8 hours of intensive labor...They also mentioned that it has a screamin eagle exhaust and breather, it's also been flashed or programmed to take advantage of them. Not sure if it was just a standard tune or custom, probably the former.

 

I had a similar sounding problem when i installed a new shift linkage. the linkage it self was to tight, it seemed to get worse when it was hot. i made sure all the movable joints were not tight and lubed them with wd 40. haven't had a problem since , that was 2 years ago.

 

That would great if a little wd40 would fix it. It's suposed to rain the next three days, hopefully I will get a break in the weather to tinker with it.

 

I was cheap and got it on ebay new for $50 but it was missing the hardware to bolt it up. That was a PIA to find hardware that fit and I wished I had just bought a new one from HD.

Can't argue with the end result. As I said, mine shifts like a metric now.

 

Check the shift lever at the transmission. Make sure it is tight to the shaft.
Very common for these things to come loose.

 

First thing to do is take the shift lever off the foot rest and clean and grease the pivot, I dont remember which year they stopped putting grease fittings on the shaft, but thats what happened to my 07, a few downpours" ok more than a few and multiple hours riding in rain, and salt covered roads" and thats all it took. If you have access to simple hand tools drill a hole from underneath and install a zerk in there also.

 

Thanks, I checked the linkage and everything seems tight. There is a small rubber boot at the joint and I put a few drops of 3 in 1 oil under it to lube the pivot points. This has not fixed the problem either.

Yesterday I placed a few drops of 3 in 1 oil on either side of the shaft where the pivot is located. I didn't realize it was supose to be greased. I will pull it apart the next chance I get and grease it. Everything feels like it moves freely though, it does not feel sticky or like its in a bind.

 

I`m not referring to a pivot point, I mean where the shift lever mounts onto the shifter shaft that comes out of the transmission.

Follow the shift rod all the way back to the lever that is between the transmission case and the inner primary, see if that lever is loose.