Time for a belt drive.

 

That's what I'm thinking, too. Not a big fan of the final drive belt and now I'm looking at an open primary belt? May just have to find a nice old shovel and ditch this late model crap with all of it's problems.

 

http://slo.craigslist.org/mcy/3166021844.html

 

You're a funny guy! If that bike wasn't so far away, I would have to think about it. Nice looking scoot!

 

Tell you what. Go ahead and buy it and for a small fee I'll ride it out to you!

 

Did I mention that you were a funny guy?
If you'd buy my toolbox, I could buy that bike, you know.

 

Hey Ive been trying to help you out with that for like a year. Member I got mine for 4600 bran new.

 

does your box of rocks start after its warmed up? And quiet the first 20 miles?

 

I installed the S.E. Compensator on my 2008, 96 CI, Ultra Classic, mainly due to finding a chipped-tooth on the stock-sprocket. I hear this noise at curising-speeds, I can stop it by clutching or changing RPM's, sounds like the power-pulses torquing the compensator to me and hitting the limit or just chattering the cone-springs. Been in there onced and looked at it. Seen a loose compensator bolt, around 80 ft-lbs, but did see some strange looking rust (fretting some call-it). I have a theory about the eddy-currents going on from the prowerful magnets in the alternator, deeper in closer to the main bering seal. I taking apart soon to take another look at it, if cone-springs are too-lose, adding extra one might work or I thought about maybe a extra spacer. I plan on replacing the automatic chain tensioner too with the improved version. I am adding the locking-plate, from High-Torque-Pork. Would like to improve the S.E. Compensator, but still reading & learning. I would like to test how much torque the cone-springs will take, before giving. Instructions say you ought to be able to beak (slip) them by hand, I thinking, that is maybe too weak. Maybe I am just picky, but that noise "ain't-right" in a $21,000 motorcycle. I love my Harley, but, wished it would solve some of these problems.

 

It's constant. My local dealer gave me a new one yesterday. Great guy. He heard me arguing with the parts manager, saw it was barely a year old and told him to replace it.