Is it just me...
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Road Warrior
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Is it just me...
Or does the Dyna have some serious high pitched vibrations? My hands are numb after a short ride and I'm more than a little surprised by it. It's most noticeable in the throttle hand but I do feel it in the pegs and clutch hand. I expected to have a v-twin throb, but not a serious buzz like this. I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the bike.
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Of course dynas have vibrations. But I've never had anything go numb on me, especially my hands. My wife complains of tingling in her back from the vibrations sent up through the sissy bar and pad but after a few minutes, it goes away.
I now have pegs with ISO pads in them and a different set of grips but I don't remember any issues before when everything was stock.
I now have pegs with ISO pads in them and a different set of grips but I don't remember any issues before when everything was stock.
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Or does the Dyna have some serious high pitched vibrations? My hands are numb after a short ride and I'm more than a little surprised by it. It's most noticeable in the throttle hand but I do feel it in the pegs and clutch hand. I expected to have a v-twin throb, but not a serious buzz like this. I'm wondering if there is something wrong with the bike.
Pegs, grips, make a difference, and maybe you're just getting used to a bigger bike?
I know the vibration was something for me to get used to after going up from my 05 Sporty 883.
New grips might be the trick if you have the stock ones?
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If you recently installed a set of slip-ons or exhaust system, you may want to be sure nothing is rubbing the frame (the problem I had). I own an 07' Super Glide and it mostly vibrates at idle. I still have some buzzing coming through the grips and pegs, but it's not a deal breaker. I feel like I'm riding a motorcycle, not some 2-wheel car.
Bad motor mounts can play hell.
There's a bunch many reasons that could cause excesive vibration.
Bad motor mounts can play hell.
There's a bunch many reasons that could cause excesive vibration.
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... I also kept my stock rubber grips and footpegs. They isolate better than many aftermarket that are usually lacking in rubber content. Stock may not look cool, but the work for me.
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What kind of bars you got? My hands were going numb with my stock mini apes but I switched to lower flat track bars and the problem was solved.Might want to play with your handle bar position before you do anything drastic.
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The bike is a bone stock 09' Bob and I only have a couple hundred mile on it.. I understand perfectly well that it will vibrate, but I didn't expect this excessive high frequency like an inline 4. It bad enough that the mirrors are useless at most speeds and rpm's.
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