Vibra TECNICS
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From: Glendale, AZ
I'm not seeing how this would replace a true-track. True-Track being mounted to the rear of the bike to the trans to rid of the "yaw" motion in the motor/swingarm. Not saying this front system isn't a good idea and ridding the bike of the shitty front rubber mount as well as some allignment problem.
its for sale. As soon as I replace my rear mount with a urethane one....the rear TT goes too.
Last edited by DesertDyna; Feb 20, 2015 at 03:48 PM.
I'm not seeing how this would replace a true-track. True-Track being mounted to the rear of the bike to the trans to rid of the "yaw" motion in the motor/swingarm. Not saying this front system isn't a good idea and ridding the bike of the shitty front rubber mount as well as some allignment problem.
There was a member here that did the Vibra front mount, rode and then put on a Sputhe or true track rear mount and said the handling difference of adding the rear stabilizer was nearly non existant and not noticeable. That said I think it's still smart to pick up a rear stabilizer, but I think the Vibra-technics design is a much better solution to the main problem source that comes from the original motor mount which the other two build upon.
Last edited by 2500hdon37s; Feb 20, 2015 at 04:00 PM.
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From: Palm Desert,CA
I'm curious from those who did this update as well. Did you essentially do them out of necessity (old mount was shot), or because it aids in comfort?
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There's plenty of guys out there that replaced almost new mounts with the vt mount. Another plus to the vt mount is that the stabilizer is hidden and not hanging off the front of the bike, some don't mind the that, but it's still a plus. Myself, I have mixed feelings about the mount. It definitely absorbs vibrations better, but I had issues with my pipe slightly hitting my mid control peg mount. They have since, lowered the mounting block so the motor now sits a little lower in the frame than before. Even with that I still had issues but I spoke with phil at vibra techincs and he said if I had the exhaust adjusted to a sagging front mount then of course it's going to hit the peg so I just need to re adjust. Makes perfect sense and I didn't even think about that. We'll see when I get the motor back together but one thing I can say for sure is that their customer service is top notch. These guys stand by their product and are happy to help
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From: Palm Desert,CA
There's plenty of guys out there that replaced almost new mounts with the vt mount. Another plus to the vt mount is that the stabilizer is hidden and not hanging off the front of the bike, some don't mind the that, but it's still a plus. Myself, I have mixed feelings about the mount. It definitely absorbs vibrations better, but I had issues with my pipe slightly hitting my mid control peg mount. They have since, lowered the mounting block so the motor now sits a little lower in the frame than before. Even with that I still had issues but I spoke with phil at vibra techincs and he said if I had the exhaust adjusted to a sagging front mount then of course it's going to hit the peg so I just need to re adjust. Makes perfect sense and I didn't even think about that. We'll see when I get the motor back together but one thing I can say for sure is that their customer service is top notch. These guys stand by their product and are happy to help
This is a pretty interesting one. I don't have any stability problems with the type of riding I do, but similar to what Matt had mentioned in his very first post on his install there are times where all I can make out of my left hand mirror are shapes. I can only imagine how much more comfortable this would be on the hands and such after a long ride. I'm going to keep reading and watching this thread but I think I smell my next "comfort" mod...
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Huntley, IL
There's plenty of guys out there that replaced almost new mounts with the vt mount. Another plus to the vt mount is that the stabilizer is hidden and not hanging off the front of the bike, some don't mind the that, but it's still a plus. Myself, I have mixed feelings about the mount. It definitely absorbs vibrations better, but I had issues with my pipe slightly hitting my mid control peg mount. They have since, lowered the mounting block so the motor now sits a little lower in the frame than before. Even with that I still had issues but I spoke with phil at vibra techincs and he said if I had the exhaust adjusted to a sagging front mount then of course it's going to hit the peg so I just need to re adjust. Makes perfect sense and I didn't even think about that. We'll see when I get the motor back together but one thing I can say for sure is that their customer service is top notch. These guys stand by their product and are happy to help
I torqued the center bolt while the bike was still in the air.
What you have to do is have someone sit on the bike before you torque the center bolt down. This pulls the engine back. I haven't tested this fix yet. As soon as the weather changes I'm going to take the bike for a long test ride.
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From: Huntley, IL
I was reading about just that topic a bit ago. I guess Tomt also mentioned it and that the answer was having someone sit on the bike when torquing that center bolt for the last time thus pulling the engine back.
This is a pretty interesting one. I don't have any stability problems with the type of riding I do, but similar to what Matt had mentioned in his very first post on his install there are times where all I can make out of my left hand mirror are shapes. I can only imagine how much more comfortable this would be on the hands and such after a long ride. I'm going to keep reading and watching this thread but I think I smell my next "comfort" mod...
This is a pretty interesting one. I don't have any stability problems with the type of riding I do, but similar to what Matt had mentioned in his very first post on his install there are times where all I can make out of my left hand mirror are shapes. I can only imagine how much more comfortable this would be on the hands and such after a long ride. I'm going to keep reading and watching this thread but I think I smell my next "comfort" mod...
You beat me to it.
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From: poway
Custom Cycle Engineering will be making one also.. It will use a stock FL style front mount.. You can get em cheap from drag or use another after market one like V thunder or glidepro.. Not sure what the final price will be..
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Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Windsor Ontario
I lucked on my timing with the VT mount just becoming available, and after the preliminary reviews I was sold. Anything's better than the OEM crap as far as I'm concerned.