Touring Models Road King, Road King Custom, Road King Classic, Road Glide, Street Glide, Electra Glide, Electra Glide Classic, and Electra Glide Ultra Classic bikes.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

surprised!!! no top end noise.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 07-21-2017, 05:42 PM
svarnster's Avatar
svarnster
svarnster is offline
Road Warrior
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: coastal sc
Posts: 1,903
Received 295 Likes on 240 Posts
Default surprised!!! no top end noise.

I changed the fluids yesterday. I went for a nice long ride this afternoon and I noticed that I did not hear the top end chatter as I normally do. It is loud enough that I noticed that I did not hear it. I was pleasantly surprised. I heard nice deep rumble from the exhaust and the stereo, but no chatter so I turned the stereo down and pulled in the clutch revved it up a few times and still couldn't hear any chatter. I'm sorta scared. did I break something. lol.
 
  #2  
Old 07-21-2017, 05:47 PM
L88's Avatar
L88
L88 is offline
Road Captain
Join Date: May 2014
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 737
Received 297 Likes on 157 Posts
Default

Last week I changed fluids in all three holes. My transmission dosent clunk any more going into first and now has a Honda metric like click when I shift in all gears. Up or down. Not sure that is good.
 
  #3  
Old 07-21-2017, 05:53 PM
GTK's Avatar
GTK
GTK is offline
Ultimate HDF Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 6,662
Received 579 Likes on 414 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by L88
Last week I changed fluids in all three holes. My transmission dosent clunk any more going into first and now has a Honda metric like click when I shift in all gears. Up or down. Not sure that is good.
So,what magical oil did you use in the trans to make it shift like a metric and not clunk like a Harley?
 
  #4  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:00 PM
GalvTexGuy's Avatar
GalvTexGuy
GalvTexGuy is offline
Seasoned HDF Member

Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SE Tejas
Posts: 8,140
Received 3,942 Likes on 2,164 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by GTK
So,what magical oil did you use in the trans to make it shift like a metric and not clunk like a Harley?
^^^
This
 
  #5  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:03 PM
Tired's Avatar
Tired
Tired is offline
Elite HDF Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SWMO
Posts: 3,598
Received 4,423 Likes on 1,687 Posts
  #6  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:05 PM
Jackie Paper's Avatar
Jackie Paper
Jackie Paper is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Honah Lee
Posts: 34,191
Received 4,527 Likes on 3,780 Posts
Default

It like they say, when you are on your death bed, you need to get better to die. It usually brief.
 
  #7  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:07 PM
hellonewman's Avatar
hellonewman
hellonewman is offline
Club Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Canada
Posts: 7,272
Received 5,725 Likes on 2,468 Posts
  #8  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:20 PM
L88's Avatar
L88
L88 is offline
Road Captain
Join Date: May 2014
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 737
Received 297 Likes on 157 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by GalvTexGuy
^^^
This
I combined three leftover bottles of Amsoil 20-50, Mobil 20-50 and Amsoil 75-140 gear oil in the transmission.

Oh, I used a quart of Honda Motorcycle Oil 10-40 in the primary.

But just straight 20-50 Mobil in the engine.
 
  #9  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:23 PM
GalvTexGuy's Avatar
GalvTexGuy
GalvTexGuy is offline
Seasoned HDF Member

Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SE Tejas
Posts: 8,140
Received 3,942 Likes on 2,164 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by L88
I combined three leftover bottles of Amsoil 20-50, Mobil 20-50 and Amsoil 75-140 gear oil.

Oh, I used a quart of Honda Motorcycle Oil 10-40 in the primary.

But just straight 20-50 Mobil in the engine.
You should package that stuff and sell it.
 

Last edited by GalvTexGuy; 07-21-2017 at 08:02 PM. Reason: Spell check correction
  #10  
Old 07-21-2017, 06:56 PM
dforeid's Avatar
dforeid
dforeid is offline
Road Captain
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Western Washington
Posts: 697
Likes: 0
Received 41 Likes on 34 Posts
Default

Just give it some time.....
 


Quick Reply: surprised!!! no top end noise.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:15 AM.