My Vulcan 2000 makes a strange noise about 30% of the time I am making a low speed - right hand turn. It is a few short metal on metal sounds that appears to be comming from the front half of the bike. It's sound like a hammer hitting the underside of the gas tank.

Any thoughts?

 

Welcome to KF.
Almost sounds like you have a control cable hitting/rubbing while you are turning to the Right. Verify your cables and locations. Good luck and enjoy your ride.

 

yeah i have the same sound on my new 2010 v2k...going to look into it some more, have only 22 miles on it now...

also have to relieve pressure in the gas tank when i stop riding or you hear this hissing noise...

 

The believe the sound from your gas cap is from the pressure relief valve. If you want to, just open the gas cap and the pressure will be relieved.

Let me know if you find a fix for the knocking sound that we are both experiencing

Thx

 

yeah i'm sure its pressure, but why? yes all i do is open the cap. it hasn't done it in a few days..maybe if i ride it for more than 15 min. at a time..

 

It's a normal result of heat expansion in the gas tank. I'm riding my second Vulcan 2K and have always experienced that sound