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Dec 4, 2012 | 03:32 PM

#11

GPHDXLC

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From: Lansing mi

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Originally Posted by golfblues

I had a major clunk on starting and going into first gear. Also lots of chain slap when shifting and when hitting certain bumps or dips in the road. Neutral was tricky at times. All problems are now fixed.

Interesting, I have the SE on mine and it makes all the noises just like you said the SE stopped.
I was a bit concerned but 3 different dealers test drove it and said it's normal. I have the primary cover off right now so I can install the Hayden chain tenshiner and it looks like a SE and as far as I can see it looks good. I'm going to make sure it's tight before I put the cover back on.
Other then the noises from the primary, this bike has been great.

Dec 4, 2012 | 05:16 PM

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golfblues

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From: Danbury CT

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Originally Posted by GPHDXLC

There is still some noise but much less then before. Neutral is a breeze and going into first is so much smoother. If I wait 2 seconds after pulling in the clutch its like butta! I use Rotella T in the primary and Spectro 6 speed in the tranny. All seems to work much better then the stock comp, mobil 1 in the primary and Mobil 1 75-90 in the tranny.

Dec 4, 2012 | 07:53 PM

#13

Rico Rose

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From: Austintown, Ohio

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Originally Posted by golfblues

Yes I agree. The noises are much less and mine used to CLUNK into first through forth. Now no clunk.
The loud bang when I started it up was the worse, it sounded like a mini explosion. That is totally gone. I guess HD must have figured it out since they included the SE compensator as standard starting 2011.
They refilled the primary with Syn3. I will see how that works for a while. I have read enough oil threads to realize everyone has an opinion about the different oils.