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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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How much vibration should my bike have at idle on the stand?&nbsp\\; Handlebars, forks, tires, and rear fender all vibrate.&nbsp\\; Is this normal?
 
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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yup,, it all leaps about,, thats the beauty of a Dyna
 
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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dude check how much torque that machine has! I bet she is real smooth once you get going on the road? Mine shakes too- normal. People ask me sometimes&nbsp\\; at a red light hey your bike is shaking is that normal? then i give them a rev and they say oh ok!
 
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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dogs wag their tails, dynas shake!
 
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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yup,, it all leaps about,, thats the beauty of a Dyna
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 02:38 PM
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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+3, and the chicks love the vibration &nbsp\\;
 
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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Thanks all for the info, my buddy who rides a softail was the one that got me all paranoid.
 
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Tell your buddy that the softies are solid mounted with counterbalancers in the motors, those counterbalancers are robbing horsepower. Let him mull that one over.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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Normal...and love it.
 
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