Re: Heres mine
The engine was so quiet I hate to think what it was like before they put it out to the feedback group who told them to "reengineer" a bit of vibration back into it.
Personally I think I'd appreciate the engine being a bit quieter as my Heritage Softail 103 engine sounds like a bag of nuts and bolts being shaken compared to previous bikes I've owned. Maybe not quite that bad, but you get the picture. Granted this is my first Harley and I've been told it's perfectly normal, they're all the same. Over the 4 years I've owned it I've done comparisons and spoken to owners of other bikes. The conclusion is engine design.. pushrods, cams, valve gear, chain, etc, etc. It's something you get used to, but does it have to be that way? Many say they like it, its the engine working, its mechanical, it's alive, these are just some of the comments. Each to his own, I'd prefer a bit quieter engine as befits a premium quality brand but without losing the H-D feel.
The lovely exhaust tone is what I prefer to hear. I'm not into the ridiculously overboard overpowering headache inducing baffles removed deafening noise, I prefer a nice mellow typical Harley sound, just loud enough so car drivers know I'm there.
Didn't like the clutch which bit right at the end but got used to it.
I hate that. I prefer the clutch to bite early, preferably in the first third of lever release. When I got mine back from last service, clutch was adjusted like that, first thing I did was adjust it back. Surely the clutch biting position can be adjusted on these new bikes?
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