80 mph vibes on too-thousan'-an-six ultra.

[dynageno]

It's sad when ya can't even trust a dealer

[Rock]

I don`t want to invest in all the special tools for my own garage. If I had a local indy he`d get my money. And I`d spead his name like an evangelist.

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[MegaGlide]

Originally Posted by TalonChief

GP front mount on mine is like a paint shaker at idle. Only laziness has kept the almost new stock mount sitting on a shelf for so long.

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Lemme know if it helps. I went through original, new OEM and finally the glide pro. Original wasn't ripped, so new OEM was the worst of the 3.


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[MegaGlide]

Originally Posted by Rock

I don`t want to invest in all the special tools for my own garage. If I had a local indy he`d get my money. And I`d spead his name like an evangelist.

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The tools are more than paid for by not paying for one service.


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[Uesque]

I get a vibration in the front end if my primary chain is loose. I have no idea why but at least I know when it's time to adjust.

[Fe Butte]

I was happy with the GP front mount on my '06, it just moved the at idle "A" engine vibration into a different plane / direction.

At speeds it was smooth as glass.

[MegaGlide]

Originally Posted by Rock

Swing arm bushings. Aren`t these checked at 25k by the dealer. Perhaps I`m putting too much stock in the dealer mainteance. Not that riding on two wheels is life threatening or anything. Always had worked performed by the dealer. Realky not feeling the kive now. As I`ve moved from state to state, dealers are definitely different.

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I don't think they are in any scheduled maint checklist. The main reason I started doing my own was I was tired of paying for service and having to adjust my throttle and clutch to my liking when I got it home. When I figured out I could do the entire 10k maint myself in under 4 hours (taking my sweet, anal retentive time) I figured, why pay somebody else to do it? Start early in the morning and be done before it gets hot...
I only pay them to do the PITA stuff I'm too lazy to do; fork oil, steering head bearing adjustment, fuel filter (in the bottom of the tank). And I had them do the swingarm bushings and alignment. Plus, any time something hard to fix breaks.
I average one trip to the dealer a year, probably, mostly just because I'm lazy.
BTW, my tech is amazed at what good shape my 50,000 mile '05 is in.


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[orbit]

Ah, chasing vibrations can be so much fun.

The 'b' had a few odd ones after the fresh engine was installed. Decided to re-hang the exhaust. Did right side first. Loosened everything from nose to tail and tweaked it according to the book, which is easy with true duals. Actually got rid of most of the floorboard buzziness on the right side, left didn't change.

I think that I somehow found perfect right side exhaust flux. Either that or my right foot became perpetually numb.

Got lazy, didn't get to the left before the 'b' went down. Prior to that, tho, I'd noticed that the left rear muffler isolator flopped around quite a bit in the hanger area. The isolator didn't fit quite right as the hanger was assembled too large. That hanger is now destroyed.

So, try new rubber bumpers for the mufflers. That or tweak the exhaust. That new motor mount may have changed the angle of the engine in the frame just enough that the exhaust may now be binding just a smidge.

Or maybe the isolator pads on your floorboard inserts are shot. Replace the inserts if the rubber isolation balls are dry-rotted and/or cracked. Heat, weather, and age deteriorates the rubber enuff for it to become non-vibrato-negato.

[MegaGlide]

Yeah, I think I'm on my third set of muffler hanger rubbers. They dry out and shrink, then they make noise when you hit bumps.


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[BenBoosted]

What part of town are you in Rock?

I've got an indy that I use on the North side (outside the loop, but inside Bw8). Getting on his schedule is the only hard part.

[Rock]

Originally Posted by BenBoosted

What part of town are you in Rock?

I've got an indy that I use on the North side (outside the loop, but inside Bw8). Getting on his schedule is the only hard part.

West Pearland. Right off 288 and 518. I ride to Stubbs off 610. But I`m not afraid to go further for a trust worthy indy.

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[BenBoosted]

James Lovelady - 713-742-0915

Tell him Ben referred you. If you get an answering machine leave a message.

[MegaGlide]

I thought your bike was an '06?


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[Fe Butte]

I always put silicon grease on my rear hanger blocks. Lots of slipping and sliding, no squeaky.

[orbit]

If the other recommendations don't work, check the comp nut, too. Those tend to come loose and will create a vibration as well. Loose parts tend to vibrate.

Metal bits stuck to the primary drain plug are a real good indicator of stuff going wrong. Nut works loose, stator rotor flops around, causing the rotor splines to become less spliney........

I'm sure I'll think of more junk to check. Been there, done that.......



Oh, and YRMV.