Counterbalance Replacement Chuckster

[patmahoney]

I was wondering what type of knocking noise Chuckster's counterbalance rubbers would fix. I get a knocking at idle and at low rpms I read in another forum that this is normal for the 1500 fi.
What do you all think?

[chuckster131]

Let me say one thing first up front. These engines can be quite noisy.
Mine was quiet at first and then the more miles I put on it the louder it had became. After about 25,000 or so the noise was really bad and I had to find a cure or trade it off and start over. I did some research and talked with some people and came up with the counter balance rubber dampers. Took it apart to find them beat up and cracked, I inturn didn't have replacements at the time of tear down so I flipped them around putting the bad side out to tighten up abit. Put the engine back together and it was allot quieter than before. I did get new parts and installed them later, the engine still has it clunks / clatters and what nots but they are reall a bullet proof engine to say the least.




I was wondering what type of knocking noise Chuckster's counterbalance rubbers would fix. I get a knocking at idle and at low rpms I read in another forum that this is normal for the 1500 fi.
What do you all think?

[patmahoney]

Thanks for the straight info. My bike has 28,000 on it, I just bought it about a month ago so I have no idea how long it has been making this noise. I guess, with the help of my nephew/mechanic, when I have the time I could pull it apart and see how things look.
Does the description of the noise sound similar to what you had prior to changing them out?

[blowndodge]

Hey Chuckster, how long and involved is this replacement of the rubber counter balancers?

[chuckster131]

I will say for the first time, you will be like 3 to 4 hrs. I think now that I have done a couple I could do one in 2 to 2 1/2 hrs.

If you have some mechanical skills the job isn't that bad. On a scale of 1 to 10 10 being hardest, I would say a 6 to 7


Hey Chuckster, how long and involved is this replacement of the rubber counter balancers?