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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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Took my bike, 2009 Iron, for longer ride tonight. At first I thought it pinged on decel, but noticed the hotter it got the more it pinged. Any suggestions? Uses 90 octane, thats all they sell here, use HD additive to compensate.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 06:24 AM
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Starting a 2nd thread won't help
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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header bolts tight?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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Mine does it too when I sit in traffic for extended periods of time. It should stop once you get some air moving over the heads. Switching to Synthetic Oil helps too.
 
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Thanks for the advice and sorry about the 2nd thread...I am new to Harley as well as how to use a forum....Thanks again.
 
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