Went out for a ride on my 2005 fxst with 14,000 miles on it this sunday morning and had to return after 1 mile of riding back home when to my surprise i heard a loud grinding noise which was in revolution with the wheel. thought maybe it was noise from the primary chain but i pulled off the cover and found nothing it was a little loose so i adjusted it and changed the fluid. went for a ride and it was harder to hear but the bike was colder now. to my surpirse i was a quart low on oil though i just changed it 2 months ago so i added 1 quart of oil. then while i was checking the bike out on my jack it was not set on the damn lock like i had thought and the bike fell 1/2 way over and hit the handle of the jack when the jack pump gave out. cant wait to find out how much this grind is gonna cost me to fix. problem is with drag pipes on its hard to even hear myself think let alone determine where the noise is coming from. anybody have any ideas where i should start. sounds to me like its coming from the front half of the primary but i'm not certain. have to get my mechaninc stethoscope from work to continue checking.
wish me luck
wish me luck