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glimmerman

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'10 ultra with 13.5k, original tires still 4/32 over the bar. starting to notice a noise which i thought was from the front but the gf says its the rear. when riding straight, no noise. when swerving left and right, i get a noise on the left swerve similar to singing or whining like you get on tar snakes. only does this on minor swerves and really hard cornering. mid angle lean it comes in disappears then returns as the bike straightens up. my thought is maybe the bearing in the left side. keep tires up and run 42 rear. leaving 1 june for dragon and snake. any thoughts. have a new spare for rear sitting in garage so thats no problem. thanks, kevin
 
I will bet the tire has feathering ridges on the out side edges and this is what you are hearing when you turn. I have it happen to two tires on my 2011 ultra
 
When I had the original tires on my '10 ultra, it made the exact noise you are describing once the tires were fairly worn, I would say from 7000 miles on. Same as you they would'nt do it when going straight but once cornering at high speeds it would make this noise you speak of. I just beared with it until it was wore out, dissapeared once I replaced it.
 
thanks. i'll check the tire first. jack it up and spin it around for a good look see. belt may be loose but had that checked a couple k ago. i'll check back later. too wet and dreary today.
 
89stroker said:
When I had the original tires on my '10 ultra, it made the exact noise you are describing once the tires were fairly worn, I would say from 7000 miles on. Same as you they would'nt do it when going straight but once cornering at high speeds it would make this noise you speak of. I just beared with it until it was wore out, dissapeared once I replaced it.
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Third new tire on front, everyone started that noise around 10 to 12 thousand miles. Scared me at first but i'm used to it now. It gets louder as you go.
 
My SG has 7900 miles on it and its done that for a while now. Tire howl. At first i thought wheel bearing but after closer inspection just feathered tires. Ive learned to ignore it.
 
It's the tires. Everyone I know with 2008 or newer Tour bikes has the same noise when you got 7500 or more miles on them.New tires it goes away but put 7.5k on them and it's back
 
Same thing happening on my 11 RGU... Had my 10K service a month ago, just hit 12K this weekend. Tires are at 4/32. I hadn't noticed till this weekend as I've been riding lots of twisties. Was planning to call the dealer Tues AM, but sounds like its nothing to worry about.
 
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