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DavidB

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103 Valve Train Noise
« on: January 01, 2005, 09:48:58 PM »
Has anyone noticed tha the valve train on these stock 103 motors is noiser the valve train on a stock 88? I drove a couple of new dressers today and they shure shound quieter than mine.
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2005, 09:59:53 PM »
I noticed quite a bit for the first 3500 or so miles. But it's either quieter now or I'm Just used to it.
 I did notice that if I hold my hand out toward the windshield, (back of the hand toward the windshield),  that the noise goes away. So I think that a lot of what we hear is noise reflected off of the windshield.
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2005, 11:04:19 PM »
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Has anyone noticed tha the valve train on these stock 103 motors is noiser the valve train on a stock 88? I drove a couple of new dressers today and they shure shound quieter than mine.

So David B,
is this a complaint or a compliment, we got these bikes because of more of everything and youare.....do I detect.....bit-hing.....hmmmmmmm.....save it for dealing with your dealer on warranty....as explained in other threads, you will get more engine noise from steeper cam ramps........the choir aint listenin preacher, get a new convert.
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2005, 01:50:54 AM »
No complaints here, just an observation. I just got enough miles on the engine to start getting on it pretty hard. Doing so produced a lot of topend noise, I was just hoping mine wasnt the only one with a noisey topend at high rmp. Just trying to find what clatter is normal and what clatter is  abbynormal on a 103.
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2005, 04:57:43 AM »
I noticed the valve train noise on my 2000 Wideglide after I put the 95 inch kit on it with a cam so when I got the SEEG and it had the same noises I assumed it was normal. It does come and go at odd times though. I read a review that mentioned the valve train noise on them also, so I think we can relax and assume they all have it.
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2005, 04:51:04 PM »
I've ridden 20 to 25 103's and they all seem to produce a comparative amount of top end clatter at high rpm's (3500 to 5500).  In my opinion it's normal for both the 95 and 103 configuration.
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2005, 06:26:11 PM »
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I've ridden 20 to 25 103's and they all seem to produce a comparative amount of top end clatter at high rpm's (3500 to 5500).
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Re: 103 Valve Train Noise
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2005, 09:36:39 PM »
No known issues here...perhaps just lucky?
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