I got an '03 TBA about a month ago, 6000 miles on it. Several times now I've heard a noise, sort of a "plink" like a snap-action switch tripping. I feel it in the grips too, as if somebody tapped lightly on the frame with something metal. Each time I've been stopped at a light, about 5 minutes or so after starting the bike cold. Of course it could be happening while riding too, but it's quiet enough that I wouldn't hear it.

If our bikes were liquid cooled I'd think it was the fan kicking in. Any ideas what this might be?


'03 America in black and silver, AI and airbox eliminator kit, BuB pipes.