Noisy in 5th gear !!!

[Phil]

Originally Posted by wizhard

Is it normal for it to make a clonk sound when starting?

If you mean from inside the Primary, then yes. It is the Compensator.

It should not do it every time though.

[wizhard]

Originally Posted by Phil

If you mean from inside the Primary, then yes. It is the Compensator.

It should not do it every time though.

thanks

[MR P]

Had my R King in for its 1000mls service and asked them about 5th gear noise and they said 5th is not helical gear so the noise is normal

[HairyMark]

Mine is the same, but I find it useful, cos at least I know which gear I am in.

It is much now as I am puttin on the miles

[Roy]

One thing I have noticed in 5th gear, more so since I had a 34T front pulley fitted (on my 2006 fxdbi) is it seems to surge a bit like its reving out. 6th gear has become more useful, I go into it from about 60mph up. However noticed when in 5th gear and up to about 70mph (on accelration or steady riding, I get occasional surging - but only in 5th).

Anyone else had this or know what may be causing the surging?


Cheers, Roy "beginning to think I got the friday night streetbob" bloke

[simonDyna]

Originally Posted by Roy

One thing I have noticed in 5th gear, more so since I had a 34T front pulley fitted (on my 2006 fxdbi) is it seems to surge a bit like its reving out. 6th gear has become more useful, I go into it from about 60mph up. However noticed when in 5th gear and up to about 70mph (on accelration or steady riding, I get occasional surging - but only in 5th).

Anyone else had this or know what may be causing the surging?


Cheers, Roy "beginning to think I got the friday night streetbob" bloke

The way I read it, it reads like your clutch is beginning to go...too much load and its beginning to slip. Hopefully this isnt happening.

I'll rephrase the above...where does it start to surge? at what revs?

[Roy]

Thanks Simon

The surging can be when I am riding along normally (literally this feels like searching for fuel type surging and only happens once or twice) or accelerating. Only in 5th gear and always around 65mph (don't have a rev counter).

In 6th, I can go from 60 to 90 and sit there for ages with no problem and the same in all other gears, but 5th. 5th is where this occurs if at all.

Confused from cirencester

[Roy]

Although the symptons I experienced only happened in 5th gear, they seem to have gone now I have changed my air filter element from a rather dirty paper air filter element (although less that 5k miles old, still pretty manky) to a nice new k&n air filter element.

Can't recreate the surging issue, so will assume it has passed

Thanks for your help


Cheers, Roy

[Tony Cross]

Originally Posted by Roadkingpete

Hi i wonder has anyone eles noticed similar on the 6 gear models
When i change up into 5th gear it seems as if the primary chain is slack and sounds diferent on changing into 6th everything goes smooth again
its not realy bad but iritating, Any ideas

I have tried a different gearbox oil (Millers 75w90 synthetic). I did this a couple of thousand miles ago on my 09 RK.. The noise on 5th has not gone (wouldn't have expected that) but it is considerably reduced. One of our tech experts has recommended 2 particular oils which I will try if I can get hold of them but I used the Millers as it was easily at hand and I have used their oils for many years now.

[MORDUEMAN]

I must have been lucky as my 2009 FLHT is whisper quiet in 5th, in fact there is no difference in sound to any of the other gears.