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Do you know the manufacturing date of your bike? What part of the country do you live in, where you will be evaluating the mods that you have done to the bike?
The main reason I shied away from a 2007 model was the heat issue. It is always fairly warm where I live in SW Florida. I was afraid it would be uncomfortably hot even after doing the mods.
I hope yours runs great with the race tune. Let us know.
Tom

 

Just a thought here. I wasan engine rep in the heavy duty engine business for years for Caterpillarand when dealing with hard to solve complaints of noise and vibration I would use a vibration anaylzer to pinpoint the problem. If the MOCO would test on the dyno and run a bike with no known problems for a base run, then run one of the problem child bikes they might find where the problem originates. It may only point to the area of the trans or primary and then they could dig further.

 

not everyones input in here is correct,, just remember that!!!!!!!!!
If I come up with the answer,, I'll be the one ya wanna listen to

 

It has been tested very similar to what you descibed on some.They know where its coming from.The question is how to cost effectively stop it in all bikes that have this.Or to ignore it and hope it gets better or people become use to it like the 6th gear whine.

 

Yea, I was worried about the heat issues too but most everything i read says the pipes/tuner/filter reduces is dramatically. I live around the Raleigh, NC area and will have to get back to you on the production date (to lazy to walk to the parking lot atm )

I have decided to start a "diary" for every day I ride since I picked it up yesterday (lol, yea.. gets slow at the office so I have some time to work on it ). Perhaps when I get some pages written up, I can post a link to it for others to review.

So far, I do hear the whine in 5th gear only. It is pretty loud, even with the rineharts, but within reason. I had a 06 SG and it had the same whine and never had any problems with it. So between the pipes and the toons, def not a show stopper. The only "concerning" thing I have heard in the 120 miles I have put on it so far was this morning. When I cranked her in ~30degree weather, she rattled pretty good. Bearing/Valve (yea, she drained down overnight) noise lasted ~2seconds and cleared right up. Being a car guy and years of engine building under my belt, I dont like hearing that ... thus.. the diary was invented.

It can only help in the event I have to work with HD on issues. I can provide a day-to-day account of the issues instead of trying to remember off the top of my head...

Will def keep you guys posted...

 

Here Ya go CHOO CHOO

 

[&:]I HAVE A NEW ULTRA WITH 3400 HUNDRED MILES ON IT
I HADE IT BIG BORE TO 103 AND IT NO ENGINE NOISE OR TRANNY NOISE AT ALL AND I HOPE ITS NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM

 

Rick,

Your thread's got some work to do to catch CT_Duke's, so I'll help it along!

 

Amen, brother.

Peace,