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[jm1797]

Has anyone had a faint ticking noise coming from their remote power lock/ unlock relays? I have it on my 2023.5 CVO RG and can hear it when the bike is off and parked in the garage. It's noticeable when there is no other ambient noise, so it has to be quiet for me to hear it. Bugs the hell out of me and Harley says its normal. Doesn't seem right to me and it's not present in the '24 CVOs. Here's a youtube link from a YouTuber having the same issue.

Has anyone with this issue been able to get it fixed?

[Joel]

Determine which relay is clicking remove it and with a small pick tool try to slightly bend the female connectors the relay pushes into.
 You can look at the blades of the relay to see the scratch marks to see if 1 has less.
Poor connections can cause your symptom. Recheck and clean all grounds, positive and negative cables at the battery.

[jm1797]

Thanks for the advice. I cleaned the relay male connectors, bent the female connectors to help make better contact and even tried swapping relays and also buying a new one to test. The clicking is still there. Ugh…. It might be a BCM issue. Surprised no one else on here has heard it on the 2023.5 CVO RG

[pauly_2]

What’s with Harley now? Any time there’s something wrong with a bike, they now say “it’s normal”! If a crank runout specs is 3 thou, and a bunch of bad cranks come through…. Change the spec! If a bunch of bikes are consuming oil, say that’s normal! A Harley should consume up to a liter of oil every 2500 ks. Oh you need to go touring? Take a 4 liter can of oil, it should strap on the back fine. Pisses me off that what was once a great company, that you could rely on to provide quality motorcycles, service, and parts, now sells Chinese t shirts for 75 bucks, and tries to dodge quality issues any time they arise. Should be bloody ashamed of themselves.

Has anyone had a faint ticking noise coming from their remote power lock/ unlock relays? I have it on my 2023.5 CVO RG and can hear it when the bike is off and parked in the garage. It's noticeable when there is no other ambient noise, so it has to be quiet for me to hear it. Bugs the hell out of me and Harley says its normal. Doesn't seem right to me and it's not present in the '24 CVOs. Here's a youtube link from a YouTuber having the same issue.

Has anyone with this issue been able to get it fixed?

[OBB]

Thanks for the advice. I cleaned the relay male connectors, bent the female connectors to help make better contact and even tried swapping relays and also buying a new one to test. The clicking is still there. Ugh…. It might be a BCM issue. Surprised no one else on here has heard it on the 2023.5 CVO RG

Maybe yours is just special and not "all" of them "do that".

[FLSTFI Dave]

Thanks for the advice. I cleaned the relay male connectors, bent the female connectors to help make better contact and even tried swapping relays and also buying a new one to test. The clicking is still there. Ugh…. It might be a BCM issue. Surprised no one else on here has heard it on the 2023.5 CVO RG

I have not heard the clicking sound on my 2023.5 CVO RG  However I will now listen for it.  Is your clicking the same relay  as in the video?

[jm1797]

I have not heard the clicking sound on my 2023.5 CVO RG  However I will now listen for it.  Is your clicking the same relay  as in the video?

Yes its the same relay. I believe the locking relay

[FLSTFI Dave]

I can barely hear the clicking.  I have to put my ear on the side cover to hear it.  If not for this thread I would not know it existed. 

[jm1797]

I can barely hear the clicking.  I have to put my ear on the side cover to hear it.  If not for this thread I would not know it existed.

Yeah a bunch of YouTube comments on the attached video have the same issue. One guy got his ECM switched out to test at dealership and it went away. They ordered him a new one and no more issues.