I had a chattering noise on the left side of my 2009 king, don't know if it the same chattering your are hearing.

I put one of the nice him-joint shifter rods on my bike and a couple of weeks afterwards I started noticing a chatter. The him-joint had some slack in them and would chatter at certain RPM's. A couple of O-rings solved the problem.

 

I would agree with this also.

 

Those that have had Comp issues... did yours chatter under load?
Seems like it wouldn't. I dunno...

Like a few posts above my shift linkage chattered. Replaced it with a better one with heim joints. Noise gone.

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Could be, but had the chattering before installing the SE compensator. And had it after installing the SE compensator, too. Today the chattering sounded more like knocking when I took the bike out for a spin. Hadn't been able to ride for a while thanks to Ohio weather. Quieted back down to a chatter after a few miles.

 

I replaced my lifter and put in adjustable SE push rods.....now the rattle happens till it warms up and after it sets for awhile.....I put louder pipes and if I really don't want to hear it I put ear plugs on. Going back to dino oil next rotation, synthetic is a waste since it doesn't even get to 3500 miles when I change it. Oh Oh did I just start an oil thread

 

Just an update from an old thread. Don't know if it was the shifter shaft seal, or the inner primary oil seal, or the starter o-ring, or just reinstalling the compensator/clutch/primary chain ... but I heard no chattering on the ride home from the dealership. Looking forward to NOT chattering thru the Smoky Mountains next month.

 

Bet is was the compensator. I had 2 installed three months apart. First replacement lasted about 3 weeks and started rattlin on takeoff again. Finally convinced the dealer to tear down again and sho nuf.... Been about 8 months and the third comp rattles on cold mornings with initial take off.. Bottom line is the comps are bad quality.. SE are no better. JMO