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Apr 4, 2010 | 05:09 AM

#11

geezrglider

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From: Rhode Island

1800 miles so far no noise-love the tires!

Apr 4, 2010 | 06:15 AM

#12

dansflhti

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From: usa

I removed my front bumper yesterday morning,then put a few miles on,no strange noises.I'll bet it's your tires.

Apr 4, 2010 | 06:55 AM

#13

rkoivisto

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From: currently an Okie

Noise

It's the tires. E3's do make a noise. The noise isn't enough of a factor to outweigh the other advantages of the E3's though.

Apr 4, 2010 | 07:47 AM

#14

spence222

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From: Northern MI

no front bumper here....no noise either..gotta be the tires! Louder pipes can and will resolve your problem...lol

Apr 4, 2010 | 08:14 AM

#15

classic53

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From: pennsylvania

I have an 07 FLHTC and took the bumbper off when I brought it home 3 years ago. This past winter I put E3s front and rear and I can hear a slight hum at around the same mph. I just learned to turn the radio up a bit more.

The E3s are simply fantastic IMO.

Apr 4, 2010 | 09:04 AM

#16

jimsreddyna

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From: Fenton, MO

09 Classic with the bumper removed. No change in sound at the front of the bike.

May 29, 2010 | 09:37 PM

#17

SpiderPig

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From: Earth

Thanks for all the replies guys. This was definitely the tires. The wind noise overpowers the tires at 60+. So no biggie. My pipes and build take care of that very well. Just riding through town you could hear the hum.