Did installing the Predator make a noticeable reduction in motor vibration on your Dyna?Would you say it was worth installing just for vibration reduction.?
Thanks.

 

It cut down on the vibrations at the bars but it more helped with handling on curves at highway speeds.

 

I have the exact opposite. My vibrations increase a lot at idle. However, the vibratechnics mounts works exceptionally well at keeping the motor stable in a curve. So,....the bike handles better but shakes a lot more

 

I have a couple hundred miles on my switchback since installing the predator. I have not noticed any change in handling but my vibrations are pretty much gone at any rpm.

 

I did not really notice a difference in vibration ( which was not an issue for me), bit having the front stabilizer link does improve stability.

 

I'm totally with TinCup and Jason... The value of the Predator is far greater in the handling department than the vibration-reduction department...

 

I keep reading that it doesn't help much with vibration control(but it does for some),which is what's stopping me from fitting one.
I find it odd that a device designed for controlling/decreasing motor vibration,with stableising as a side affect,is working the other way round for quite a few owners.
Maybe it's because some Dynas don't need the vibration fix.
Thanks for the replies

 

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The Dyna's mounts have a critical role. Braking and acceleration forces from the rear transmit to the frame through the mounts, and engine torque is pitching the engine up and down at the front mount; the mounts need to be stiff enough to keep the wheels from going out of alignment in both vertical and longitudinal axis and the Dyna relies on the top stabilizer to keep the engine in vertical alignment.

While it may have worked in the pre-TwinCam era, now the mounts are overloaded; the bikes are heavier and engine displacement has gotten larger. To me the idea behind the Predator was to add stiffness and damping to the longitudinal, vertical, and yaw axis, along with the addition of a stablizer link to prevent any side to side motion.

Basically, the OEM mounts are a flawed design and HD gave the mounts no thought at all; it took the aftermarket to come up with some properly engineered solutions. The Predator is a very elegant solution; it may add vibrations at lower RPM's but the trade off in handling and stability is absolutely more than worth it. I doubt their goal was to reduce vibrations when they designed the Predator mount, but rather to correct the inherent flaws of the HD mount and improve the handling and stability of the Dyna.

Try the Predator, you will become a believer

 

My stock front motor mount was toast when I bought the bike with 11k miles on it. Oil spilling onto the mount from changing the filter eats the rubber in the mount which is already a poor design. I put on the predator because it's design protects the rubber from spilled oil. I did not buy it to enhance handling or reduce vibrations. The vibes are gone and the handling seems the same. I am happy that at about twice the cost of the garbage stock mount I now have one that works better and I hope will last longer than two stock replacements. Why spend good money and time to replace a known bad part with another stock one?

 

Installed mine due to terrible vibration only during decel...completely fixed the issue.