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Old Sep 14, 2019 | 05:27 PM
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Yesterday, the engine in my Dyna was vibrating. I shifted to a lower gear and the engine smoothed out. Amazing!
 
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Old Sep 14, 2019 | 06:41 PM
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awesome, good talk
 
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Old Sep 14, 2019 | 08:05 PM
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For months my engine was eerily quiet. Then I pushed the start button.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2019 | 10:58 PM
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I just ride faster
 
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Old Sep 15, 2019 | 04:47 AM
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When I got home tonight, the dog was walking on three legs.I pulled a goathead out of her paw and now she is back to walking on four. Amazing!
 
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Old Sep 15, 2019 | 08:58 AM
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Mine doesn't vibrate at all between about the middle of November and the beginning of April.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2019 | 11:55 AM
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Oddly, I also find that if I don't abuse the motor by lugging it it seems much happier, not to mention smoother.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2019 | 08:14 PM
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My dog farted, it scared him so much he starting shaking...is my mount bad? Oh and what bars are those, how high bars can I go with stock cables, what oil should I use and other such dribble.....

posting for the sake of posting is called trolling, which makes you a tr....
 
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Old Sep 16, 2019 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by crusader1xxx
My dog farted, it scared him so much he starting shaking...is my mount bad? Oh and what bars are those, how high bars can I go with stock cables, what oil should I use and other such dribble.....

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Thank you. You understood exactly what I was trying to convey. One of the things I love about my Dyna is the harmonics of the engine. It doesn’t vibrate, it rumbles!
At the dealerships where I worked Way too many Dyna sales resulted in disgruntled customers and many visits to the service department regarding vibration. I suggested to one customer that he might be happier with a Honda Gold wing… or a Honda Civic.
Some people are sensitive to a specific frequency of vibration that another person might find perfectly acceptable.
The vast majority of the service department diagnostics were that the bike was experiencing normal vibration. Lots of services department non-billable hours lost due to a nonexistent issue. I think this more than anything else is why the Dyna’s are no longer being produced. This is sad because the Dyna was such a great platform.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2019 | 09:48 AM
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Yes,if we all stopped posting about these none existent issues that we mistakenly think we have with our own Dynas which are actually perfect,then admin could shut the forum down,because it wouldn't be needed
Then we could all go out riding more or waste our time on Guitar or Amp forums,but wait then if all our Guitars & Amps where perfect like our Dynas,we wouldn't need those Forums either.
Still there's always **** sites.
 
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