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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
i get up on a long stretch of highway going up a long,steep incline and i open the carb up all the way doing a good 100+mph and the bike sounds like the engine is going to fly out of the frame... scared the crap out of me but i chalk it up to the old "they all do that" excuse... the noises dont worry me much anymore... i guess you just get used to them...
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
I complaind about the noise from day one to the dealer ( 08 FI) All I got was
the notice from Yamaha saying the are noisy motors. Some how that dosn't make me
feel any better. But I do have to say I have 34,000 on it now and absolutly
love the bike! noise and all. I just wish Yamaha would address the the problem
and try to fix it. With all the technology that's out there, they could fix it.
I hate to say Harley has eliminated 95% of the noise from their bikes. A friend
of mine has the 09 Road Glide and I was very impressed with how quiet it is. So
ride it like you stole it and injoy.
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
The noise used to bother the crap out of me but like everybody else you just get used to it because these motors go for ever.Never had any problems.By the way they sound really good from the people watching you go by.At least that's what people tell me. Enjoy your ride,Ken
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Get louder pipes.....I can't hear any engine noise on mine.
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
I just crank up my tunes
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
coalstoves wrote:
Tug wrote:
Yup they're noisy machines

Haha Roadstars are the Swiss Watches of the Jack Hammer World.


I gotta remember that one
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Curt wrote:
Get louder pipes.....I can't hear any engine noise on mine.

+1 on the pipes. Yup...mine makes almost all of those noises too.
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Harley doesn't have anything like the large gears in the engine that the Road Star does. All those gears are going to make some noise and they're also the cause of the knocking heard when under load from a stop.

If you ever get a chance to see a cutaway of the engine you'll see what I mean.
 
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Re:Strange Noise 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Loud pipes and tunes took care of that noisy motor for me!
 
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