Bird Chirping
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From: Omaha Nebraska
RE: Bird Chirping
I also have a little bird chirp, I also have Rineharts, I have had this chirp ever since I put the Rineharts on. There has been many talks about " The Rinehart Chirp". Only at certain RPMs and only when under a slight to medium load on the engine. Heavy load on engine it goes away and and no load it is not there. Mine is coming from the right side, I think (sound can travel and do some strange stuff on a bike). I have yet to pull the baffles and try to tighten them, which has been some peoples fix. I really bugged me at first, but not so much any more, I just go faster or crank ZZ Top a little louder
Tourer
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RE: Bird Chirping
Got a similar chirp here, but I can only hear it when I have on my half helmet. (I know, wear a bigger helmet). I have a D&D Fat Cat, but can't really tell if it's coming from the left or right side. I tried silicon on the saddlebag mounting rubber and the exhaust mounting brackets but so far no luck. I'll try the belt today before I head out and see if that helps. At first I thought it was the saddlebag lids, so I pushed on them while I was riding but no luck. Sounds like rubber rubbing against metal.
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Iowa
RE: Bird Chirping
Couple other possiblities, check the tightness of the head bolts at the exhaust, did you use new gaskets? Also, the air coming into the A/C could whistle. Dunno what it sounds like but just ideas here. [sm=confused06.gif]
RE: Bird Chirping
I tried silicon on the saddlebag mounting rubber and the exhaust mounting brackets but so far no luck.
Frustrated I put my bike on a lift, did a walk aroud the bike and shook everypart imaginable.I shook the left side pipereally slow and heard a faintchirp.........since silicaon didn't work I sprayedWD-40 on the same saddlebag mounting brackets rubber bushings...chirping stopped! had'nt had a chirp out of the bike again. Keep both runner bushings well lubed...still no chirps. Hope this works for you.