I have a 2006 Harley Sporster Coustom, has 32,000 miles, when I go to start it the starter will hang, then will start the motor. Is that anything to worry over? And when I drive the bike for a while I am hearing a winding sound that sound like its from the tranny, the previous owner had the bike sitting for about 9 months. Changed the oil, cleaned the plugs, and cleaned the throttle body.

And any tips on it would be helpful as I am a new Harley owner.

 

Not sure on the starter issue but check the primary chain adjustment as far as the whining sound goes.Almost sounds like it may be too tight.

 

Mine does the hang for a split second it's just the compression.

 

Hesitant starter is not uncommon. My bike does it half the time and i have heard lots of Harley's at the dealer or wherever do the same thing.

As far as noise goes, these engines make a lot of noises. When I switched from a 3/4 to 1/2 helmet I heard all kinds of noises I had never heard before. 10000 km later it still sounds the same and runs great.

 

What do you mean by hang?

 

like a 2 to 3 seconds of pause before it actually cranks?

 

Theres a 1 sec pause, then it cranks over.

 

And good to hear that everything what's going on is normal

 

Who said there was a 2 to 3 second pause? If a starter is hesitating that much I would certainly say something is not right.

 

that sounds like what my bike does a lot and what I have heard other bikes do.