Anyone have the same issue with valve noise on my 110. between 1800 and 2500 rpm it sounds like i'm losing my motor. Valves, tappets, rocker arms, whatever, are going nuts. i have 3500 mile on my bike. the noise seems to be getting worse. also worse than my 06 ultra with 70k. bike runs good otherwise, but maybe it could run better?
Dealer says is normal. I say BS!
I had a new '08 SERK with the 110" and it was my first new Harley. Around 2200 all the way up to around 3200 it made sounds like a very noisy sewing machine. Over that speed it went away and below it went away.
I traded that in on a '09 SERG and it does the same thing, except the rpm range is just a bit different than the '08 was.
When I was in Rapid City for the '09 Sturgis new Harley showing, I asked the Harley tech guy and he said that he knew about the noise and that it was a harmonic vibration set up in the valve train at certain rpms. I've had no issues with either bike and it is what the dealer calls normal.
There are "some" noises though that are not normal, like impending doom on the lifters going south, but the rattle in the head area between those rpms is in most stock CVO's.
I've read here that a cam change and some new lifters will most generally resolve most of the noise. I believe the cam lobes have such an abrupt curve that they tend to rattle the valve train a bit too.
If you have the CVO rattle, you're not going to get anything from the dealer or HD. But if you're still stock, exhaust and tuner can make it run better and cooler. You may even forget about the rattles.
I did an Indian test ride on all three models a few Friday's ago and their 111" motor had a very similar rattle, not quite as pronounced as my bike though. I mentioned it and they said it's normal on that large of a motor. Go figure...
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