Hayden M6
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Hayden M6
So installed the M6 .....anybody have any issues with the M6 collapsing and bottoming out when blipping the throttle in neutral and ratting on the mounting bracket......everything else seems to work great other than have this noise......have a 1/4 of clearance under it but called and they said it would break in and gain some ........
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What year and type bike?
Never heard of that before. Ran 2 of them for thousands of miles with no problems. Have heard folks saying chain is too tight with them on 09 and up bikes, but not too loose. Do you have both springs installed? I've heard bikes with the stock tensioner that was too loose rattle when blipping it and the chain hits the primary casing, but not with an M6.
Never heard of that before. Ran 2 of them for thousands of miles with no problems. Have heard folks saying chain is too tight with them on 09 and up bikes, but not too loose. Do you have both springs installed? I've heard bikes with the stock tensioner that was too loose rattle when blipping it and the chain hits the primary casing, but not with an M6.
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I have one on my 2010 and the noise will subside once the chain wears into the nylon block. You will find all kinds of reviews on here. Some will hate them and pull them from the get go. These guys will either weld the OE or install the Baker unit. Others love them with having no issues.
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Hayden's are problematic on newer bikes. Many threads on it. Basically they run very tight. Later stock adjusters seem to be working fine. The early ones had the problem of over adjusting. Baker unit is the real fix...
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Here's the Baker Attitude Adjuster installed:
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2008 FLHTCU. Exact same complaint. 1000 miles later and it seemed to have gotten louder. Did the updated spring per Hayden. Even worse. Between that and the fact that the chain was tight as a banjo string, i opted to pull it back out and went back stock.
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My 08 also has that problem. I just try not to blip the throttle right from idle. If it is just a little above idle when I blip it, it does not make the noise. I find the M6 is smooth other than that and I have no other complaints. I have about 10,000 miles on mine and I am going to leave it in.
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Hayden was prompt in sending me a set of newer springs, when I sent them a copy of the receipt for the M6 I bought with older, longer springs. But it was still a bit tighter than I felt comfortable with ... it's on a shelf in the garage....
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So installed the M6 .....anybody have any issues with the M6 collapsing and bottoming out when blipping the throttle in neutral and ratting on the mounting bracket......everything else seems to work great other than have this noise......have a 1/4 of clearance under it but called and they said it would break in and gain some ........