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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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i have a street glide 2011 and it is a f$?king noisy sewing machine

with 3000 miles on it. my fatbob had 18000 miles on it and it wasnt

that loud at all. the dealer say it is a bit louder but it is fine....i say

much louder....what can i do...
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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try changing oil in it , you may have to play around to find what it likes , I use the mobil 20/50 vtwin in my primary , works good in mine
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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ditto on trying different cups of tea. my 07 ultra was noisy with HD oil, OK with mobil 1 oil, ok with AMSoil, OK with Belray.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Swapped to Redline Primary oil yesterday I like it.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich67
Swapped to Redline Primary oil yesterday I like it.
Ya, but does your bike like it??
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 69cj
Ya, but does your bike like it??
As long as I'm happy thats all that matters.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Flying Tire
I aquired the first trademark in the US for motorcycle quicklube and have done my research on all oils. Bar none redline is your best choice they make a seperate oil for each case specifically for Harley engines they also make a 20w-60w for the hotter climate states to run in the summer and can make your bike run up to 20 degrees cooler also dyno tested to add one to six horsepower depending on the make and model. If you are interested check out http://www.flying-tire.com/public_html/about.htm
Redline is fine for racing and maybe for some people, but on my street machine, traveling around the country, I don't want to hunt all over hells half acre for oil. One oil for all three holes, available at the local auto parts store works for me. Mobile 1 V-Twin is it for me. And it's made in Texas.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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My primary on my 2011 SG is the same way. It's a little on the noisy side.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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I run Redline primary. Also HD primary works great.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by AlCherry
Redline is fine for racing and maybe for some people, but on my street machine, traveling around the country, I don't want to hunt all over hells half acre for oil. One oil for all three holes, available at the local auto parts store works for me. Mobile 1 V-Twin is it for me. And it's made in Texas.
I'm no Mechanic but I guess I figure 20/50 designed for the motor primary oil for the primary gear oil for the tranny whether its Redline or not ,plenty of guys runnin rotella 15-40 in primary no issues I just can't bring Myself to do it, and if was able to travel round the country I might rethink it.I'd probably run Amsoil but still wouldn't run 20-50 in all holes
 
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