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May 21, 2009 | 01:14 PM

#21

BigD64

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From: CT

I like the Whine it drowns out my wife.............

May 21, 2009 | 01:14 PM

#22

jongilbert1

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From: Grayson GA

HA HA HA HA HA !!! Yes Im sure they could, of course you will need the special tuner and 4 hours on the dyno...........That made me grin....

May 21, 2009 | 01:54 PM

#23

Ultrasweet

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From: Willis, Texas

I had an 07' Ultra, no whine. An 08' RG, no whine. On my 09' SERG I hear the whine all the time. Mostly in 1st and fifth. I know why so I don't let it bother me much. I wonder why I didn't hear it in my other bikes and now this one? T.

May 21, 2009 | 02:29 PM

#24

Night Crawler

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From: Tennessee

2007 FLHRS, 10k miles, no IDS and the more miles it racks up the quieter 5th gear noise gets.

At times I kinda miss it; I always knew what gear I was in.

May 21, 2009 | 02:43 PM

#25

NitroShark

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From: Myrtle Beach, SC

I've never understood why people call it a "whine". Mine sounds more like a HUGE bird chirping than a whine. My bike is pretty loud and I can still hear it way over my exhaust. Switching to synthetic didn't change anything and it's got louder over the last 20k miles. It doesn't really bother me, but it is very loud. I don't need a sound to tell me what gear I'm in, so it does get anoying at times. I'm not going to spend the bucks on the Baker "fix" just to get rid of it though....

May 21, 2009 | 03:20 PM

#26

jokerx

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NitroShark

I've never understood why people call it a "whine". Mine sounds more like a HUGE bird chirping than a whine.

Always wondered the same thing.

May 21, 2009 | 04:01 PM

#27

fatglide

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Mine started that @550 mi. WTF?

Can I say that?

May 21, 2009 | 04:52 PM

#28

Chicago Spike

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From: St. Charles, IL

Because a "Chirp" is a short quick sound. While a "whine" is a long drawn out high pitched note
Chirp = eep
Whine = eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee