New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal"
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New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal" 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Hi all,
(By the way, you can tell it's a slow work day!) 
Since I've been a member on this site I've seen a lot of posts from new Road Star owners concerned about how loud their air cooled Road Star engines sound. I too was concerned when I first picked up my 2003 Roadie (used) and it still had 10W-40 conventional oil and stock pipes.
This is not my bike, but I found a clip on YouTube that shows a stock Road Star running. People can correct me if I'm wrong, but this bike sounds pretty loud and it reminds me of how mine sounded when I first got it.
New riders can use this as a comparison to their bike and what should sound normal.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sAh06oxLLRA&feature=related |
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Re:New owners wondering "Is this engine sound norm 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Doesn't sound too healthy to me.
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Re:New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal" 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Why the hell do I keep clicking on videos / sound bites when I don't have speakers on my work computer??  |
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Re:New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal" 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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mine sounds like that for about 30 seconds when I first start it up.
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Last Edit: 2007/11/23 14:16 By Pop Rivet.
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Re:New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal" 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Habit   Sounds like the valves need adjusting and some synthetic oil.  |
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Re:New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal" 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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I hope no one uses that as a comparison..who knows if it is even stock, who knows the quality of the microphone doing the recording..I think it would be a big mistake to think your bike should sound like that or even assume there is something wrong with that bike..my 2 cents.. |
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Re:New owners wondering "Is this engine sound normal" 4 Years, 6 Months ago
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Don't sound good to me. But it would be better if it was someplace with more controled conditions.
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