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I have a banging noise coming from the inside of my fairing on my 2013 road glide ultra that just started. I have 40k on it sometimes I hear it on startup when idle is not yet smoothed out and when I hit bumps any idea where to look first. Thanks
From: Western Illinois, land of bad roads, and corrupt politicians
Before you pull the outer off, remove the headlight bezel, then remove the headlights (4 phillips screws each) you might be able to see inside enough to spot something obvious.
Worst that will happen is, if you do end up removing the outer, it's a whole lot easier to put back on with the headlights out, because you can see the hooks.
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