Our first New 2023 Slingshot R - right angle drive noise!

NPloeg said:

Does it do anything when you’re not moving?
If its not grinding, then the clutch is disengaged. And i don't feel like it would be the angle drive, cause that’s running all the time.
I think theres a clutch fluid reservoir. The mechanic pointed it out to me when I picked up ours, left side of the engine. I might’ve misheard him, cause its supposed to be a dry clutch. But maybe that’s low.

Im just over 300 miles on ours. A drive to the hardware store (10 miles away) took 2.5 hours and went around a lake. Good luck.

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Whylee said:

Love the color, i hear alittle noise from mine, always have. It not bad at all. Im pretty sure some of the noise is belt noise, my harley makes some belt noise also, just cant hear it since im higher up and exhaust noise.

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SlingshotTLH said:

Drove our new 2023 Polaris Slingshot (ordered December 26th) R manual home 190 miles from the dealer, 50F but no rain, dressed warm, and loved it. I snowmobile and off-road side by side so it was fine weather! It was the first time ever driving one.

I took the the secondary roads home with more stop signs, varying speeds, shifting, instead of setting the cruise at 75 all the way home on the expressway.

Pulling out of the dealers parking lot with .2 miles, easily shifting through the gears, I could hear a screech/howl sound. It does it "only" going through the gears whether gently or on the gas.

I've read all the forum entries on noises and watched every good YouTube video in anticipation on getting our first Slingshot.

I'm at 500 miles so I will change engine oil and filter, and I purchased some of the new Polaris RAD SAE 85W-250 oil which is the factory right angle drive fill, and will change it.

Does the right angle drive just have to break in or is this noise part of the Slingshot driving experience?

The belt alignment looks good.

We love our new toy!

Thanks for the great site!

Tom

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SlingshotTLH said:

Drove our new 2023 Polaris Slingshot (ordered December 26th) R manual home 190 miles from the dealer, 50F but no rain, dressed warm, and loved it. I snowmobile and off-road side by side so it was fine weather! It was the first time ever driving one.

I took the the secondary roads home with more stop signs, varying speeds, shifting, instead of setting the cruise at 75 all the way home on the expressway.

Pulling out of the dealers parking lot with .2 miles, easily shifting through the gears, I could hear a screech/howl sound. It does it "only" going through the gears whether gently or on the gas.

I've read all the forum entries on noises and watched every good YouTube video in anticipation on getting our first Slingshot.

I'm at 500 miles so I will change engine oil and filter, and I purchased some of the new Polaris RAD SAE 85W-250 oil which is the factory right angle drive fill, and will change it.

Does the right angle drive just have to break in or is this noise part of the Slingshot driving experience?

The belt alignment looks good.

We love our new toy!

Thanks for the great site!

Tom

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SlingshotTLH said:

Drove our new 2023 Polaris Slingshot (ordered December 26th) R manual home 190 miles from the dealer, 50F but no rain, dressed warm, and loved it. I snowmobile and off-road side by side so it was fine weather! It was the first time ever driving one.

I took the the secondary roads home with more stop signs, varying speeds, shifting, instead of setting the cruise at 75 all the way home on the expressway.

Pulling out of the dealers parking lot with .2 miles, easily shifting through the gears, I could hear a screech/howl sound. It does it "only" going through the gears whether gently or on the gas.

I've read all the forum entries on noises and watched every good YouTube video in anticipation on getting our first Slingshot.

I'm at 500 miles so I will change engine oil and filter, and I purchased some of the new Polaris RAD SAE 85W-250 oil which is the factory right angle drive fill, and will change it.

Does the right angle drive just have to break in or is this noise part of the Slingshot driving experience?

The belt alignment looks good.

We love our new toy!

Thanks for the great site!

Tom

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