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Hi there fellow bikers greatings from Denmark

  • monster666
    March 9, 2016 10:23 AM PST
     Hi there,Danish newbe here with a simple question, my sporty with 883 motor makes banging noise and looses power when hot, like when you tap on a beer bottle with a wrench, oilpressure is fine,any ideers on whats going on???
  • Hunter55
    • 57 posts
    March 9, 2016 11:50 AM PST
    Welcome from Chi-Town, the bike sounds broke Lol.
  • Deleted Member
    March 9, 2016 11:56 AM PST
    cant say for sure but I would check or have the primary chain checked if it that bad may need to be replaced ASAP. THERES you a starting point good luck
  • StBobber
    • 2 posts
    March 9, 2016 11:57 AM PST
    What type of fuel are you using? Octane rating?
  • Snakechrmr
    • 84 posts
    March 9, 2016 8:06 PM PST
    monster666 welcome from Portugal. The only octanes I've seen in Europe are 95 and 98. Sometimes when I run 95 my Lowrider will ping a little. I stick with 98 and have no problem.
  • RexTheRoadDog
    • Moderator
    • 19067 posts
    March 9, 2016 11:13 PM PST
    Welcome from the At-Large member (currently in Terlingua, TX) to the Best Damned Family Friendly Biker site on the entire web.

    It is very difficult to tell from a description of a noise. I recommend you have it looked at by a 'trusted' Mechanic.
  • oohdale
    March 14, 2016 11:11 PM PDT
    Cheap gas I would say. Those kind of engines need high octane at least 93.