Rattle and Hum

[Grumpy Goat]

I have always been annoyed with the rattle of my 2017 RS, comparing it to my previous air/oil cooled hexheads that were very quiet. However, once the bike gets going and engine is under some load, most of the noise goes away.

I found the same but when I mentioned this to a buddy of mine who was next to me he says that it sounded fine. I double checked whether he was hearing the rattle can effect and he said no and said it sounded smooth especially when underway. Conclusion is that the rattle can sound is mostly heard by owners close to their own bike but not so much by others nearby. 

There may be some truth to that, actually, because the few times I was standing by while someone else rode my RS away, it sounded just fine … sweet actually. Weird. 

But I suspect that’s not the rattle the OP thought he was hearing … or maybe it was …