2000 Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom "rocker boxes loud" Questions

top end chattering sounds like rockers bike only has 11000 miles seems early to be the rockers chattering This is not good. The sportsters, and Big Twins, all have hydraulic tappets and there should ...

...loud pinging in the top end. Sounds like it is coming from the left top side of the engine. What causes this? A friend said it was bad oil and I have changed to HD oil, but it is still continuing to ...

...box tapping loud on a 2000 harley road king fuel injected Have you had any engine work or head work done? Installed bigger valves or roller rockers? If so, the rocker boxes need to be

rocker arms are going to make a little noise. Moving mechanical parts make noise. Now, if it's a loud noise, my first guess would be that you have a bad tappet. Either the hydraulic part of the tappet

rocker boxes are making noise. noise gets louder as rpms get higher. You ever had the top end serviced? How many miles on it? Maybe time for a valve job, check pushrods, and lifters. How many miles on

...rocker box covers, this is normal. If you're hearing a loud tapping noise that comes and goes, it could be a roller on the end of a tappet going bad and you should have it looked into. Good Luck ...

...up badly. I've seen it cause a valve to get bent as well. If this is the problem, count on pulling the rocker boxes, the tappet blocks, and the gear case cover (nosecone), and possibly the

...loud tapping in my front rocker box on my 2000 harley 1200 sportster custom i have pulled top and middle covers but the valve springs look fine and pushrods seem fine an thoughts? I could be the ...