Tranny Whine
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You can add me to the list of happy campers with
the IDS on my 07 Ultra.
I've had (2) 2007Ultras in less then a year, the first
one I had for 9 1/2 months and put 30,000 miles on
it. The first one had no (or little) clatter but it did
whine in 5th and 1st gear. The bike ran pretty much
flawlessly until it had a crank problem at 30,000 miles
and started vibrating badly. IMO this IDS would have
made my great Ultra into an unbelievable Ultra now
I have it on my second Ultra. I had to trade my broken
07 Ultra in on a new 07 Ultra due to Harley Davidson
taking over a month to put a new engine in the old one.
I was not going to put up with their warranty BS. I got
the new one at almost even trade, my dealer did well for
me/us. The bad news was the new 07 Ultrahas a clatter
in 4th,5th,6th so bad you could not stand it, the whine
was evil in 5th and 1st and it vibrated almost as bad as
the old one with the crank problem. This tells me Harleys
quality control pretty much sucks. My first one was one of
the first off the assembly line and my second was one of the
last off the assembly line. The fit and finish of the first one
was pretty darn good, the second one has had almost every
body part replaced due to totaly junk fitting parts.
To make a long story a little shorter IMO both bikes would
have been fantastic bikes had I put the IDS on both of them
so anyone who has a good one still needs to have this unit
on their bike.
I have bad health and Diabetes so I can not tolerate
vibration at all in the floor boards or handle bars.
the IDS has taken almost all of that away as well as
no gear whine or clatter anymore at all. The second
junk Ultra is now way better then my great Ultra and
is about as smooth as my Goldwing. I never thought
I would ever say my Harley was almost as smooth as
my Goldwing but it is!
I have always loved my Harley more then my Wing but
now my Wing will probably sit in the garage a lot more
then it already was thanks to the IDS..
BTW: I just went to the dealer and paid full MSRP for
the IDS, when I feel I need something I want it now
and mail order does nothing for my local economy at all.
I don't care what it costs ifsomething works. I put it in,in
1 hour, if you can change your own tires you canput the
IDS in!
Don't sit there reading this if you have an 07 Ultra or
other touring model, push the computer away and run
down to your local dealer and get one!
You will not be sorry!!
the IDS on my 07 Ultra.
I've had (2) 2007Ultras in less then a year, the first
one I had for 9 1/2 months and put 30,000 miles on
it. The first one had no (or little) clatter but it did
whine in 5th and 1st gear. The bike ran pretty much
flawlessly until it had a crank problem at 30,000 miles
and started vibrating badly. IMO this IDS would have
made my great Ultra into an unbelievable Ultra now
I have it on my second Ultra. I had to trade my broken
07 Ultra in on a new 07 Ultra due to Harley Davidson
taking over a month to put a new engine in the old one.
I was not going to put up with their warranty BS. I got
the new one at almost even trade, my dealer did well for
me/us. The bad news was the new 07 Ultrahas a clatter
in 4th,5th,6th so bad you could not stand it, the whine
was evil in 5th and 1st and it vibrated almost as bad as
the old one with the crank problem. This tells me Harleys
quality control pretty much sucks. My first one was one of
the first off the assembly line and my second was one of the
last off the assembly line. The fit and finish of the first one
was pretty darn good, the second one has had almost every
body part replaced due to totaly junk fitting parts.
To make a long story a little shorter IMO both bikes would
have been fantastic bikes had I put the IDS on both of them
so anyone who has a good one still needs to have this unit
on their bike.
I have bad health and Diabetes so I can not tolerate
vibration at all in the floor boards or handle bars.
the IDS has taken almost all of that away as well as
no gear whine or clatter anymore at all. The second
junk Ultra is now way better then my great Ultra and
is about as smooth as my Goldwing. I never thought
I would ever say my Harley was almost as smooth as
my Goldwing but it is!
I have always loved my Harley more then my Wing but
now my Wing will probably sit in the garage a lot more
then it already was thanks to the IDS..
BTW: I just went to the dealer and paid full MSRP for
the IDS, when I feel I need something I want it now
and mail order does nothing for my local economy at all.
I don't care what it costs ifsomething works. I put it in,in
1 hour, if you can change your own tires you canput the
IDS in!
Don't sit there reading this if you have an 07 Ultra or
other touring model, push the computer away and run
down to your local dealer and get one!
You will not be sorry!!
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 630
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RE: Tranny Whine
ORIGINAL: racklefratz
Not on my '08 Ultra. The switch from OEM oil to Syn3 at the 1K svc had no effect whatsoever on the 5th gear noise.
ORIGINAL: tyrant33
If you do a search there are many fixes for the 5th gear whine. Basically just a fluid change to a syn gear oil will help alot.
If you do a search there are many fixes for the 5th gear whine. Basically just a fluid change to a syn gear oil will help alot.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 132
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RE: Tranny Whine
ORIGINAL: JeffSG
Some bikes have the whine and some don't. Agree with the previous post to get loud pipes and you won't even notice it.
Welcome to HDF!
Peace,
Some bikes have the whine and some don't. Agree with the previous post to get loud pipes and you won't even notice it.
Welcome to HDF!
Peace,
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