Something hitting front
Road Master
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From: so.jersey
Just got off the phone with my local dealer and both their service manager and tech rode the bike and confirmed that something feels like its bumping against the frame when traveling at highway speeds. Problem is that they can't figure out what it is. Said they are going to go over the bike again tomorrow and see if they can find anything. They have check wheel bearings, steering head bearing, torque on wheel, caliper, forks, pinch bolts, etc. And can't find what is causing the problem.
Hopefully tomorrow will bring good news.
Hopefully tomorrow will bring good news.
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Road Warrior
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Yeah, although there is no noise, it just feels like something is tapping/bouncing off the frame. I checked the jiffy stand to see if the little rubber stopper was on it and it was. Did you ever figure out what was wrong? I wonder if putting a new jiffy stand spring on would help?
Road Warrior
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From: Denham Springs, La
About a month ago I noticed that the kickstand spring was a lot weaker than usual. When riding over bumps the kick stand would drop slightly and then I could feel/hear it as it sprang back up and the rubber would hit the frame. Replaced spring and all is well again.
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Road Warrior
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Thought?
After reading another post about their PCV "hiccuping" I am wondering if a bad map on my PCV would have anything to do with what is going on? Could the PCV map cause the bike to feel like something is tapping/hitting the frame?
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Road Warrior
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Think I have it narrowed down
Got bike back from the dealer today... they couldn't find anything wrong with it, yet all 3 techs that rode it felt the tapping. I talked with Jamie and Keith over at FuelMoto and they had me disconnect the PC-V from the ECM; when I got on the freeway... NO tapping. Looks like its a PC-V problem. When I got home FM was already closed for the night so I'll have to give them a call in the morning and see if they can fix the issue.
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Road Warrior
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Got HD SE Super Pro Tuner put on my bike today and it is running the best it ever has. I am very happy. Just need to get it dyno'ed to get the full performance out of SEST. No more tapping feeling!
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