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Harley blowing up
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Coconut Creek, FL
RE: Harley blowing up
I'd be worried if mine DIDN'T make all that wonderful noise. The sounds tell me it's working fine and to just enjoy the ride. Ride it long enough and you'll be able to tell the good sounds from the bad sounds.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Hico, TX (once home to Billy the Kid)
RE: Harley blowing up
ORIGINAL: roxnatwist
.... Ride it long enough and you'll be able to tell the good sounds from the bad sounds.
.... Ride it long enough and you'll be able to tell the good sounds from the bad sounds.
I remember when I was the Arresting Gear Chief on the Kitty Hawk.
People would freak out at the sound of the A/G Engine when it took a hit from a Aircraft. People actually hit the deck when they walked by the spaces sometimes,it was so fearsome.
I never wore hearing protection, I used to put my hands on the machine while is took a hit, to listen and "feel" it.
Machines Will talk to you.
Am I making any sence?
I drink in the morning...
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,314
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RE: Harley blowing up
I've never had a problem with the noise from either my 02 Dyna or my 08 UC, I always thought it was more or less normal engine/transmission sounds....you gotta remember you are sitting right on top of them. Now my 96 Yamaha Royal Star and my sister-in-laws 97(?) Honda Valkrie both made some nasty top end mechanical sounds at certain speeds in certain gears. I'll take the sound of my Harley over those any day.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,528
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From: Raleigh NC
RE: Harley blowing up
The HD is a noisy beast.... given it's air-cooled the tolarances are greater due to expansion, than a water cooled bike...there's clatter, and banging, and ticking and it just sounds like a rod is about to come through. You DO get used to it.....
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Tourer
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 267
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From: Missouri
RE: Harley blowing up
Actually other than an increase in vibration at an idle mine doesn't make much more noise than the V-Star I was riding before - of course it was an air cooled motor also - but this one is SOOOO much COOLER than the V-Star its not even like comparing apples to apples. Will never go back!!