Is it a rod knock? Or is it...

Figuring out what's causing a knocking sound that just showed up, after a few weeks of increasing vibrations in the front foot pegs.
2005 Harley-Davidson Night Train with over 350,000 kms (217,500 miles) on her original bottom end.

[@RIPbiker13]

Clammy! You have a channel!? Oh heck yes! It's amazing how you keep Reaper going. I love it. #Baggertail

[@kennethwise7108]

I'm getting ready to install a compensator eliminator sprocket this week

[@irich3430]

Was there a sound like that when the engine was cold?

[@Clammy69]

It made that sound hot or cold.
Cheers!

[@Peter-976]

Attaway to diagnose that fucking problem! Looks like it's going to be expensive no matter what, for fuck's sake.

[@kennethwise7108]

Haaa

[@EarlGuyton425]

Thats a rocker tapping

[@Clammy69]

It actually turned out to be rod knock. She got a new S&S stroker crank, along with Timken bearing upgrade, last year. 😁😁😁

[@user-sr8xk4jv5e]

What's total cost to fix this ???

[@Clammy69]

To just fix it? Not sure. Since it turned out to be a rod knock after all, it was going to need a new or rebuilt crank, so I decided to get an S&S stroker crank, along with the Timken bearing upgrade, and have the engine rebuilt to 107 ci. That was a few thousand bucks. I live in Canada, where everything is about twice the cost as it would be in the US (the crank alone was almost $3K, while at the time it listed for around $1700.00 in the US, plus we get taxed into oblivion on top of that), so... still a couple of grand down there, I would imagine.

[@user-sr8xk4jv5e]

Well fck my is making the exact noise fck

[@jesseramirez5680]

So did u get it fix

[@Clammy69]

I replaced the destroyed alternator parts, but the tapping/knocking sound remains, so that means it's time to split the cases. She will be getting a balanced/welded/plugged stroker crank, and Timken bearing upgrade. Next season she'll be sporting a 107 cubic inch engine. I consider that the silver lining.
Cheers!