Motorcycle Repair: noise?, bigshots, gas tank
QuestionI just picked up my brand new 2006 Dyna Street Bob, yesterday. Rode home with it about 40 miles. I was out for a ride today when about 10 miles out, I heard a noise. At first it sounded like sand or pebbles being thrown up against the engine. It got louder. Sporatic and more like something rattling inside the gas tank. Almost like a chain slapping the inside of the tank. A loose hanging chain. There is no noise when the engine is revved in neutral. I noticed the tank was getting low, below 1/2. I thought maybe a link to the fuel guage was the culprit so i filled the tank to see if there was a change. It continued for about 30 sec then stopped. Could this have been pinging, or valve noise? My bike has Vance & Hines Bigshots dealer installed and I assume the appropriate other changes to go along...hi flow air filter, I don't know what else may have been done. there is a total of about 125 miles on the bike. When I topped the tank I used Hess premium. I continued to ride for about 1 hour and did not hear the noise any further but I'm concerned nonetheless. At one point it sounded like pebbles being thrown up against the inside of the tank. I know that it is hard to isolate noises while underway, and being new to this bike doesn't help. Perhaps you can shed some light on this.Thanks!
AnswerI have noticed that when I put new tires on bikes there is a little sticky on the tire from the lable which will pick up small stones and they hit the fender. After a while the sticky wears off. Never the less, I would keep an eye on the bike and if the sound comes bad take it in and have the dealer do a dianostic on it
Good luck and happy riding
Mike