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Hi all

I have a whistle noise through my front vents at hwy speeds. Left one seems worse, i can close it and whistle goes away. tried different angles etc. I have checked through and through and I am unable to see anything that might cause it. Anybody else have this and were you able to determine the cause?

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Mine does it too depending on wind angle against the fairing. I think whistling is going to happen to some degree if the wind speed is right so it's a trade off between ventilation and potential whistling.
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That was another thought lol
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I had a noise at certain speeds, I thought it was whistling through the vents, but it turned out to be #1 spark plug was loose.
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