First Harley....... vibration normal?
Tourer
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From: Pittsburgh
yeah its normal.unless its to a extreme get it looked at. My SE dyna vibrates some but not a hole lot. Guess it never really noticed coming from a 91 sporster 883...you want to talk about vibratation...
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From: wyoming
Dynas are rubber mounted so they don't shake themselves apart at idle and they smooth out as they wind up. Its just a dyna thing. Don't worry about it. It's the reason my wife prefers the stock seat on short rides around town 
Your buddies nighttrain, I believe, has a counterbalanced B type engine. While dynas have the A type.
Your buddies nighttrain, I believe, has a counterbalanced B type engine. While dynas have the A type.
Road Master
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From: Hawaii
Doesn't sound like you know a whole lot about the bike you bought,and the answers your getting aren't very good either.The motor in your bike is "balanced" as all motors have to be to run without destroying themselves, but being a 45 deg Vtwin with both rods on a common crank pin it would never be real smooth without a couple of counter rotating balance shafts that the softail bikes have.They are also solidly mounted to the frame.Your bikes motor is the same motor without two balance shafts and it is rubber mounted to the frame, thus the shaking until you get moving.
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From: Radcliff, Ky
DOH!
Lmao
yeah. you'll know it if it's a bad vibe , being "alive" is the nature of the beast..
yeah. you'll know it if it's a bad vibe , being "alive" is the nature of the beast..
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From: Palm Harbor fl.
can be a crankshaft issue. also can be motor mounts. Bike should vibrate more at those lugging rpms however should not be very bad.
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From: Southern IL (Go Salukis)
<P>I'm starting to get the impression its nothing to worry about........ lol. Guess I'll just have to keep the rpms above 2 grand as much as possible. Shouldn't be hard to do!</P>
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<P>So why wouldn't Harley counter balance the Dyna's too? How much more could it cost? And are the newer dyna's with the 1584's any better in this regard? </P>
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<P>I also read that the 04 Low riders are an inch or so longer (length and wheelbase) and have more rake than the 08-09's (32 vs 29)..... Is that correct and if so why did they do this?</P>
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<P>So why wouldn't Harley counter balance the Dyna's too? How much more could it cost? And are the newer dyna's with the 1584's any better in this regard? </P>
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<P>I also read that the 04 Low riders are an inch or so longer (length and wheelbase) and have more rake than the 08-09's (32 vs 29)..... Is that correct and if so why did they do this?</P>
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