Is anyone else getting aggravated with this??

My 08 FXSTC has one of the rubber motor-mount assemblies in the stock headlight. This thing shakes like a leaf, even at a stoplight. The shop says that's because the rubber mount is too darn weak, but HD won't accept the obvious fact that it's a design flaw. I'm hounding customer service now, but could use some help! If any of your buds give you a ration of crap for the "bouncy" headlight, call customer service at 1-414-343-4056 and complain. Maybe we can get a recall started. At night, it's hard to focus on any road signs 'cause the jitter makes them look like they are flashing.

I can replace it on my own, with any one of the nicer HD lights or aftermarket companies. But why should I pay $300-450 for a design flaw. Call it in guys. HD only fixes/replaces something when a bunch of riders complain.

thanks !!

 

Sorry, not changing mine. It makes me more visible and besides, the shake is not even noticable on high beam for some weird reason. I too was going to firm it up or swap it out the first season, but cages just plain see me coming and I'm not about to **** with that.
Ron

 

Yeah it drives me crazy as well, Its one of those things you would never think about being a problem. I have had people say to me your headlight is about to fall off. I plan on changing it out this winter.

 

I thought it was intentional for that very reason.
I was also told They did it to give it that old school look.

 

The rubber mounts are weak. mine gave way after 5k miles. Simple fix. used 3/8" gas line to make my own spacers. tightened them up no bounce, nice and solid. $2 fix. oh and the rubber isolaters are not a replacement part, you have to buy a whole new housing to get new isolaters.

 

I also would consider the shaking light a plus, as far as visibility to oncoming traffic.
Tom

 

I just removed the light from the housing, and tightened the rubber mouints a turn or two. You need 2 wrenches. I have no more bounce now..

 

Actually another way of Hd taking your hard earned money. These rubbers are a dime a dozen and many styles exist. Here's just one supplier.


http://www.spaenaur.com/view_pdf.asp?Page=J5
Ron

 

never thought of the fact of it being rubber mounted it would shake like that. i have a 90 and the speedometer shakes, its rubber mounted.

 

I took the head light out of the housing and just tightened down the bolts that go through the rubber mounts. Made it a little hard to get the head light ring back on but it did stop the problem. And YES it is a problem. You may be seen better at night but what the heck you don't go bonkers with the street lights flashing like so many strobe lights.

I had friends call me and complain about me following them down the street. Said it distracted them really bad and it was hard for them the drive their "cage" in front of me. They were complaining about the street signs flashing reflected light.

Too each his own but I opted for stopping the shake. Now if I could only get the high rpm shake out of the 96B motor.