Originally Posted by dmonger

The noise goes away with the clutch pulled in

Originally Posted by im

Kinda difficult to isolate a suggestion without year, exact model, some information like miles or description of any changes from factory stock.
Taking a wild guess:
Something is loose.
Perhaps within primary area.

Originally Posted by RIPSAW

Be sure to get back and up date us.. That big clutch hub bearing is only used when clutch is pulled in. With clutch out pulling, that is all locked up.

Wet clutchs alway drag slightly if nothing but windage from oil fluid between them. Stopped in gear and clutch in, it should not pull bike fwd on level smooth asphalt. However, it's perfectly normal if you pull in clutch in gear and start bike and it lugs fwd a tad. ( Something not recommend but I do it occasionally if like in the mountains on hills.). In this case, it fine.
I don't think it's fluids. I did not get the fact it's now perment noise. I thought you just heard it at the bumps.



Be sure to add a Signature Line in your USER set up for you and your bike model, year, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with if you have not already done this.

Originally Posted by dmonger

I am hoping Harley can get to it in a decent amount of time, my bike is all I own so I’ll be sleeping in my office until it gets fixed 😂 I’ll add my signature, I usually always post my year and model but spaced it for whatever reason today. It’s a 16 FLHXS

Originally Posted by RIPSAW

I still don't see a signature line. PS. When you pull in clutch, that is when the huge clutch hub bearing turns.

Originally Posted by hardheaded

If the noise stops when the clutch is pulled in, i would start thinking the inner primary bearing. The main shaft would be stopped then. It still could be something inside the trans, though

Originally Posted by dmonger

yeah I’m doing this all on my phone at the moment and didn’t see a spot to edit my signature from the mobile website.