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[HOGMIKE]

There have been many reported cases of bad lifters. They seem only to show up on the SE110 not the 96 or 103.
What year CVO and what work has been previously done?

Actually, I changed my lifters (B) when I got my 54 cams in my 103 a few months ago, all was well.
Buddy on a '09 FLH and myself hit the road. All was well until about a month into the tour.
BOTH our bikes started making lifter noise. His bike is bone stock with about 40K miles on it.
Mine has the cams, little head cleanup, but, basically stock with 50K miles.
Back home and changed my lifters to Wood directional, and the noise is gone. Buddy is waiting for his to arrive and we will do cams, lifters, etc.
Going to the "stage II" kit from Fullsac on the '09 and that will take care of that!
Bottom line: with about 3K miles on the Wood lifters, all is fine! So far, they are as advertised! Time will tell.
Thanks, Steve for taking care of us!
 

[guppytrash]

Thanks to all of you!
Today I am taking a new attitude.  While at the dealer yesterday the mechanic and I were convinced it was something in the heads.
Today I started looking at other possibilities. 
Here is the thing... the bike has normal oil pressure and still runs as strong as ever.
If it were a valve or lifter I would think it would be losing power.
Going to check motor mounts, exhaust shields are all coming off and I am going to go out and try and blow the mother up. 
If it lets go at least I will know what has to be fixed or replaced.
Maybe a blown 110 is a good excuse for a new 120r.

[Buy early]

Thanks to all of you!
Today I am taking a new attitude.  While at the dealer yesterday the mechanic and I were convinced it was something in the heads.
Today I started looking at other possibilities. 
Here is the thing... the bike has normal oil pressure and still runs as strong as ever.
If it were a valve or lifter I would think it would be losing power.
Going to check motor mounts, exhaust shields are all coming off and I am going to go out and try and blow the mother up. 
If it lets go at least I will know what has to be fixed or replaced.
Maybe a blown 110 is a good excuse for a new 120r.

Sounds like the perfect "guys plan". Hope you survive the test!

[guppytrash]

Good news and bad news.
Good news is....I am convinced it is not internal in the motor.  At this point if it was it would have let go by now.
Bad news is still have the noise, had a different mechanic listen and still no definite area. 
Not an exhaust shield issue as they are no longer on the bike. 
Not a motor mount issue...they are all intake and in place.

Now I am determined to find my gremlin.

OH and the other bad news is I don't have an excuse for a 120r anymore...well at least not yet

[Hank Hankerson]

Complete remedy:  just put one of those "Road Gremlin" bells on it and that should cure the problem.  Ha ha!  No seriously, I sure hope you find the problem. 

[guppytrash]

Well this is a little embarassing!! 
But I am so happy about finally finding it I will swallow my pride and share the results.
2 days of searching 2 separate HD techs looking at it as well as test riding it all three of us convinced the motor is about to grenade...

It was the right floor board loose. 

After tightening or taking off everything I thought could rattle I found the two small bolts that allow the floor board to fold up were loose enough that the floor board was making the noise. 
I was just about to drop it off with the local HD shop and let them start throwing parts at the motor...it just did not make sense that the motor still had normal power and would rev to the redline in every gear. 
Geez I feel like an idiot.
Thanks to all of you for your help and support.

[Buy early]

Glad to hear the problem was minor and easily fixed! As I often say, there's a lot of moving parts on one of these bikes. It's amazing they hold together.

Ride safe!

[MAT]

         

[SBB]

Well this is a little embarassing!! 
But I am so happy about finally finding it I will swallow my pride and share the results.
2 days of searching 2 separate HD techs looking at it as well as test riding it all three of us convinced the motor is about to grenade...

It was the right floor board loose. 

After tightening or taking off everything I thought could rattle I found the two small bolts that allow the floor board to fold up were loose enough that the floor board was making the noise. 
I was just about to drop it off with the local HD shop and let them start throwing parts at the motor...it just did not make sense that the motor still had normal power and would rev to the redline in every gear. 
Geez I feel like an idiot.
Thanks to all of you for your help and support.

GUP

I'm just glad it was a simple fix.
Now ride that puppy while the weather is good.

 

SBB

[Mr. Warlock]

Wow, this turned out much better than we all expected!!

[eleft36]

Head Line,
Just in:
Loose nuts at FloorBoard gives H-D OneTen a bad rap.

The old saying "measure twice cut once" or "engage-----------------"

Good lesson, eh!

[Fireguy]

Oh heck....I would be so happy about that I'd buy cams from fullsac and treat yourself to some more power. 

[Screamin]

Probably ought to change the thread title

[guppytrash]

I guess this is a case were reading so many threads on the 110 problems I was pre wired to the engine being the problem.
Remember that I was not the only one that assumed it was a 110 issue.  2 different HD techs went that direction also. 
In the end I am just glad it was NOT the motor.
As far as upgrading the cam and lifters that will be done this winter.  It is time!
Might even have some headwork done.
But right now I am going out for a ride.

[1sharprdkg]

Well this is a little embarassing!! 
But I am so happy about finally finding it I will swallow my pride and share the results.
2 days of searching 2 separate HD techs looking at it as well as test riding it all three of us convinced the motor is about to grenade...

It was the right floor board loose. 

After tightening or taking off everything I thought could rattle I found the two small bolts that allow the floor board to fold up were loose enough that the floor board was making the noise. 
I was just about to drop it off with the local HD shop and let them start throwing parts at the motor...it just did not make sense that the motor still had normal power and would rev to the redline in every gear. 
Geez I feel like an idiot.
Thanks to all of you for your help and support.

Whew...big relief to me that your "engine noise" was only a loose floorboard! I know you are happy.