Picked up my '10 Wide Glide!

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Mar 28, 2010 | 11:03 AM

#11

Airborne350G

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From: Living in open carry state :D

The pads come off real easy, and they only cost a couple of bucks from the dealer. If you are careful you should be able to reuse them a couple of times before they need to be replaced.

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Originally Posted by PGDredd

Yeah, I guess that makes sense.....I'm going to have to engineer a way around that. If I wanna take the pid off to cruise I don't want the pads there.

Anyone have any ideas on my vibration? I don't want this thing to spend 3 weeks in a dealer while they wait to get to it.......

Mar 28, 2010 | 11:09 AM

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bberck

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Originally Posted by PGDredd

That is what I was planning....I just could have thought Harley would have done that in the first place.

If it's not the clutch, what do you think it is? Did yours act similar?

Congrats on the new bike

These like to run at a little higher RPM so if you lug them down to much you get some vibration. If it goes away when the RPM's are up thats probally what it is.

Mar 28, 2010 | 11:14 AM

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PGDredd

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I can feel it right off idle a little bit, and cruising in 5th at 60mph it just shakes until I give it a little gas, or pull the clutch in. When you pull in the clutch, the vibration slows then stops as the RPM's go down.....WTF? The bike had 4 miles on it, and is now at 43 since I drove it home.

Mar 28, 2010 | 01:37 PM

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Supermachine

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From: western pa

1st off.. congrats.. that bike is bitchin!!
2nd off.. if you wanna sell your old stock black mirrors, let me know

what did you ride before you got the WG?? i recently purchased my street bob, and it is my 1st harley, and 1st rubber mounted engine.. i thought it shook like a bi*** too.. but after asking a few people, they all agreed it's just cause it's a dyna..
it feels like it's gonna shake me off corner's sometimes.. but i guess that's what it's supposed to do.. just keep the RPM's up

Mar 28, 2010 | 01:46 PM

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FLYSBY

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From: Hilllsdale, NY

Congrats on the new ride. This is my wideglide with mirrors from demoncycle. Mirrors are fine but hope you have better luck with demoncycle than we did. Search for many threads about them if you have the time. Enjoy your new ride.

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Mar 28, 2010 | 02:19 PM

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rbartick

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Originally Posted by PGDredd

That is what I was planning....I just could have thought Harley would have done that in the first place.

If it's not the clutch, what do you think it is? Did yours act similar?

It sounds like you are lugging the motor, keep the RPMs a bit higher and it should smooth out. These big twins do not like to run at low RPM, and they don't rev all that high to boot.

My Metric 4-cyl is WAY more flexible.