Extremely Annoying Noise
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Extremely Annoying Noise
coming from the front cylinder.it's not your average tapping/ticking noise most riders have. This noise seems to be more of a chattering noise and it resonates out the right exhaust. When I pass a vehicle or go by a concrete structure you can really hear the noise more so, the noise sounds like something is loose in the header or pipes, which it is not because I have installed different headers and pipes. Dealer says the usual .normal. Ever have cards in your spokes when you were a kid? Well the noise is a almost the same. The noise comes no matter what the condition, but seems to get even louder when going up a hill under load.
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On another note, the left muffler was slid too far forward and rattled against the crossover pipe. Sliding it aft just a bit and it tightened nicely. Also had one of the heat shields a bit loose and ticking against the one next to it. Sound bounces around behind the fairing/windshield.
Last edited by Chunker; Apr 7, 2012 at 09:53 AM.
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That's a new one
Right now I'm trying to figure out a twitter in my front end.
I just changed cams and I can't decide if the valve train is making more noise or was it always that loud.
Does your clatter change tempo in time with your rpm or speed? Do you hear it at all when you're not moving?
Check that your heat sheilds are tight. Could it be coming from your front wheel bearing?
Good luck and make sure you post up when you figure it out.
Jim
I just changed cams and I can't decide if the valve train is making more noise or was it always that loud.
Does your clatter change tempo in time with your rpm or speed? Do you hear it at all when you're not moving?
Check that your heat sheilds are tight. Could it be coming from your front wheel bearing?
Good luck and make sure you post up when you figure it out.
Jim
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check the torque of the head bolts...you can get to two of them with out pulling the rocker boxes. I just pulled my heads and jugs to do a 96 to 103 upgrade and found my forward head bolts very easy to unbolt relative to the rear ones. I had an occasional phantom noise. My bike is an 07 ultra with 11k miles.
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just changed all the fluids today......noise is still there......will go around the bike and ensure bolts are all tight,I have used a rubber mallet on the chrome......
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similar sound when my heat shield was touching my floorboard mount. when the bike was in my shop the shield was not touching but it was close enough so when the bike was running it was hitting the floor board mount . good luck
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