Big Twin Neutral Rattle
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: New Hampshire
I was at 2 stealerships today they both stocked Redline TransFluid however
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.
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.
Cruiser
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From: Texas
2012 Street Glide 103. When hot after riding for an hour, only make noise when in neutral and the clutch is out. Pull the clutch in and noise stops. My 07, 08, and 09 did not have the rattle but my new 2012 Street Glide started doing this at 500 miles. Same story as others Dealers say I was lucky on the older bikes but the noise is normal. I will say that this bike makes more noise than any other Harley I have ever owned. Still runs great, just noisy. 
Cruiser
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From: Texas
I noticed the "nuetral rattle" on my 2011 immediately after the first oil change when I put Mobil 1 20W-50 in all three holes. Shortly thereafter, within a few hundred miles, I changed the trans oil again this time using Mobil 1 75W-140 Gear Oil and haven't heard the rattle since.
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
Ya got that right!
So sad, but so true! That's what I've ended up doing and it's worked out great.
IMO, the '93 thru '98 EVO's are the best, most reliable, durable and easiest to work on bikes the MOCO ever built - or ever WILL build, for that matter.
IMO, the '93 thru '98 EVO's are the best, most reliable, durable and easiest to work on bikes the MOCO ever built - or ever WILL build, for that matter.
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From: East Alton, IL
There will be a lot of guys hearing it for the first time today after this thread.
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Cruiser
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From: Texas
My new 2012 Street Glide has lots of noises, Primary case: sounds like it has a blower installed "loud blower belt wine". When hot has valve train noise..."tapping". Then after long rides here comes the "rattle" out of the transmission. Not sure I am going to keep this bike very long at all. Big disappointment. Harley must have no quality control or pride in their products. I can her a Victory calling me...........
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
My new 2012 Street Glide has lots of noises, Primary case: sounds like it has a blower installed "loud blower belt wine". When hot has valve train noise..."tapping". Then after long rides here comes the "rattle" out of the transmission. Not sure I am going to keep this bike very long at all. Big disappointment. Harley must have no quality control or pride in their products. I can her a Victory calling me...........
I completely agree that the MOCO's QC has slipped drastically since around the time of the Twin Cam introduction - or maybe it's just their design & engineering philosophies that have degenerated.
It seems like they've kind of gotten into the "Screw it, they'll buy anything with the H-D logo on it, so why spend a penny more than absolutely necessary to crank out these bikes" mode. I remember back in the day when the big three American auto makers went down that road, and that didn't work out well at all for them.
Nor is the MOCO the only bike manufacturer that appears to be far less concerned with delivering a quality product - far from it! I'd say that, sadly, the Japanese consistently turn out the best bang for the buck products nowadays.
I'm sure others on the forum will have differing opinions, but this is mine.
Last edited by jpooch00; Dec 9, 2012 at 05:08 PM.