HELP....I'm no mechanic
HELP....I'm no mechanic
Lemme try to explain what's going on...
2012 103 Ultra, 10k service done by dealer, now at 11,300 miles. After getting stuck in heavy traffic in Pittsburgh for 2 hours on Friday, bike got hotter than it ever has before.
Problem is on Saturday morning after about 20 miles of riding when I accelerate quickly I am getting a loud noise coming from the front jug. Sounds like tapping or something clanging. I'm really concerned and nobody open to listen to it. Any ideas? When it sits and idles, it sounds fine. Slowly accelerating sounds ok. I've been running 93 octane gas, oil level is fine. It's just under heavier throttle when it does it. Great bike with 0 problems till now. I'm baffled and calling the dealer 1st thing in the morning, but it sucks!!!
2012 103 Ultra, 10k service done by dealer, now at 11,300 miles. After getting stuck in heavy traffic in Pittsburgh for 2 hours on Friday, bike got hotter than it ever has before.
Problem is on Saturday morning after about 20 miles of riding when I accelerate quickly I am getting a loud noise coming from the front jug. Sounds like tapping or something clanging. I'm really concerned and nobody open to listen to it. Any ideas? When it sits and idles, it sounds fine. Slowly accelerating sounds ok. I've been running 93 octane gas, oil level is fine. It's just under heavier throttle when it does it. Great bike with 0 problems till now. I'm baffled and calling the dealer 1st thing in the morning, but it sucks!!!
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Are you saying you sat idling for 2 hours? You should still be under warranty, have the dealer write a repair order on to look it over at least it's on record in case it decides to "crap" the bucket on you later. I would at the minimum change the oil cause if you had dino oil in it, the oil is probably toasted.
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If it was a motor issue, it probably would be making the noise at idle also. Did you check to see if your heat shields are tight? exhaust flanges tight ? Any parts near the front jug loose?
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I'm with Dawg on possibly pinging. Let it cool overnight then start it up and listen. My money is on it being excessive heat pinging and it wont be there again, but I've been wrong before.
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If you find that it's detonation (which sounds like what your describing), I would sweat it until you fix it. While some pinging can be inconsequential, it can also lead to a catastrophic event. Could be fuel, timing, bad gas, a glowing carbon deposit.... That's what warranties are for right!? Let us know what they find!