Big Twin Neutral Rattle
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 329
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From: Inland Northwest
So did mine. Had my indy listen and he diagnosed it as a bad bearing. Bingo, he was right, bad inner primary bearing and race. If you search this topic you will find that quite a few of these go bad. I've got a 2008 FLHR and mine went toes up around 35000. My bike sounds so much better now, get it checked out. If I'm right, you owe me a cold one!
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 147
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From: Western NY
I have this same rattle issue with the bolt in a tin can sound that is frickin loud! at around 50mph.
HD and the dealer did work on my 2012 RK to try and reduce the rattle loudness and it seems quieter now but if I had heard this rattle during my test ride THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD HAVE SPENT 18.5k FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE.
HD and the dealer did work on my 2012 RK to try and reduce the rattle loudness and it seems quieter now but if I had heard this rattle during my test ride THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD HAVE SPENT 18.5k FOR THIS MOTORCYCLE.
JG
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 551
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From: Tallahassee, Fl
Quote:
Originally Posted by baust55 "my 2008 flhrc has an awful rattle in neutral ,but its on the LEFT side ??
Quites down as soon as i pull the clutch in to shift"
"So did mine. Had my indy listen and he diagnosed it as a bad bearing. Bingo, he was right, bad inner primary bearing and race. If you search this topic you will find that quite a few of these go bad. I've got a 2008 FLHR and mine went toes up around 35000. My bike sounds so much better now, get it checked out. If I'm right, you owe me a cold one!"
A rattle in neutral is commonly reffered to as "netural rattle", hence this thread. If it goes away when you pull the clutch, then according to a couple of indy's I've talked to it is harmless and is the result of a gap between the plates and not a problem. If it dosen't go away, or you hear it at 50 mph, as posted by another op, then you have other potentially bad issues.
On the topic of the "ping" or "pinging" during acceleration, I have heard from them that it is in fact a very common problem in the 103's but not something to worry about although no one, including the dealer has been able to explain just what the F*%# it is.........
Originally Posted by baust55 "my 2008 flhrc has an awful rattle in neutral ,but its on the LEFT side ??
Quites down as soon as i pull the clutch in to shift"
"So did mine. Had my indy listen and he diagnosed it as a bad bearing. Bingo, he was right, bad inner primary bearing and race. If you search this topic you will find that quite a few of these go bad. I've got a 2008 FLHR and mine went toes up around 35000. My bike sounds so much better now, get it checked out. If I'm right, you owe me a cold one!"
A rattle in neutral is commonly reffered to as "netural rattle", hence this thread. If it goes away when you pull the clutch, then according to a couple of indy's I've talked to it is harmless and is the result of a gap between the plates and not a problem. If it dosen't go away, or you hear it at 50 mph, as posted by another op, then you have other potentially bad issues.
On the topic of the "ping" or "pinging" during acceleration, I have heard from them that it is in fact a very common problem in the 103's but not something to worry about although no one, including the dealer has been able to explain just what the F*%# it is.........
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,216
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From: Glendale AZ
Quote:
Originally Posted by baust55 "my 2008 flhrc has an awful rattle in neutral ,but its on the LEFT side ??
Quites down as soon as i pull the clutch in to shift"
"So did mine. Had my indy listen and he diagnosed it as a bad bearing. Bingo, he was right, bad inner primary bearing and race. If you search this topic you will find that quite a few of these go bad. I've got a 2008 FLHR and mine went toes up around 35000. My bike sounds so much better now, get it checked out. If I'm right, you owe me a cold one!"
A rattle in neutral is commonly reffered to as "netural rattle", hence this thread. If it goes away when you pull the clutch, then according to a couple of indy's I've talked to it is harmless and is the result of a gap between the plates and not a problem. If it dosen't go away, or you hear it at 50 mph, as posted by another op, then you have other potentially bad issues.
On the topic of the "ping" or "pinging" during acceleration, I have heard from them that it is in fact a very common problem in the 103's but not something to worry about although no one, including the dealer has been able to explain just what the F*%# it is.........
Originally Posted by baust55 "my 2008 flhrc has an awful rattle in neutral ,but its on the LEFT side ??
Quites down as soon as i pull the clutch in to shift"
"So did mine. Had my indy listen and he diagnosed it as a bad bearing. Bingo, he was right, bad inner primary bearing and race. If you search this topic you will find that quite a few of these go bad. I've got a 2008 FLHR and mine went toes up around 35000. My bike sounds so much better now, get it checked out. If I'm right, you owe me a cold one!"
A rattle in neutral is commonly reffered to as "netural rattle", hence this thread. If it goes away when you pull the clutch, then according to a couple of indy's I've talked to it is harmless and is the result of a gap between the plates and not a problem. If it dosen't go away, or you hear it at 50 mph, as posted by another op, then you have other potentially bad issues.
On the topic of the "ping" or "pinging" during acceleration, I have heard from them that it is in fact a very common problem in the 103's but not something to worry about although no one, including the dealer has been able to explain just what the F*%# it is.........
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,867
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
They've been doing this ever since I can remember and will continue to do so as long as people keep buying these bikes and spending their own money to make them run right.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,816
Likes: 2
From: New Hampshire
Mine does it..heck it makes a whole bunch of other noises as well lol You can really hear it in the garage after taking a ride and the bike is nice and hot. Sounds like the MoCo treats it as normal so thats about as far as you are going to get with it.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 281
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From: zoo jersey
they keep it the service dept and put it in during a service.
Not available or shall i say Put out On Display for the Customers!!!!!
Dealer were i bought the bike went in the back and sold me 2 quarts.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 151
Likes: 1
From: SoCal
Ugh, just noticed this sound for the first time today... Coming from the "six speed" cover area. Once I pulled the clutch in it went away...
At least this thread was bumped up. Now I know it's some crap noise I need to live with...
At least this thread was bumped up. Now I know it's some crap noise I need to live with...