Hey everyone. Just wondering about an issue I've been having with my 2007 Street Glide with just over 10k on the twin cam 96 stock motor. It seems to excessive vibration at an idle and I'm thinking it may be pinion runout. Would this also affect the timing as well as vibrate? Thanks

 

timing can be checked electronically

first thing is to check the rubber mounts the drivetrain is suspended on, also look for any part of the drivetrain hitting the chassis, such as exhaust system ( and mounts)

idle speed is ?

any tuning device or modifications to the motor ?

if you are coming from another product line, the rubbermount drivetrains do bounce around at idle


mike

 

I recommend checking the front motor mount and fairing brackets first. Both have been known to cause this issue.

 

I know one of my fairing brackets caused that problem on the 07 SG I had. Once replaced the bracket all was well.

 

My '07 had a pretty good vibration to it. I tightened up the front motor mount and the vibration at idle really calmed down.

 

Thanks for all the feedback. Idle speed is right at 1000 RPM and all the other items mentioned have been checked. I was asking about too much runout clearance causing issues with he timing because of the vibration and the overall performance of the bike. Something is really off and nobody seems to know what or why it sounds do bad. No codes.

 

5 year old bike with 10K, maybe it wants to be ridden.....just sayin...

 

HaHaHa! I bought it in July with 5k on the clock. It gets ridden plenty

 

I ride that bitch an hour to work when it's 38 degrees out with nothing but a hooded sweatshirt on. It gets ridden

 

I have an 08 and from what I've read, that's pretty normal with stock mounts. I replaced the front motor mount with a Glide Pro and the difference was HUGE. Not perfect, but HUGE. I'll probably finish off with the rest of the Glide Pro system this season. Check out the before & after video on the site. The company is GREAT to deal with.
Site:
http://www.glide-pro.com/stabilizing-system/

Install Video:
http://www.glide-pro.com/install/