Picked up my '10 Wide Glide!
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From: Northern VA
Enjoy and be safe!
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Funny how now it's the FXD line that people mention vibration. I rode a '89 Softail for over 120k mi. and the rubber mount crowd always asked how I could stand the vibrations. They were never that bad. The only reason HD kept the rubber mounted V-Twin around was because it was too costly to redesign and build new frames on the FXD and FLH lines, otherwise, they'd all have counter balanced motors. Like evry other
V-twin in cruiser land has. I have a '06 Softail now, it's smooth as glass. Even up over 70 mph there's only a slight buzz, hardly noticable, never annoying.
I sat on a new WG and I like them. They sit low like a Softail, and I think the new look is much better than the older ones. Actually wouldn't mind seeing HD do something similar in the Softail line. Enjoy your new ride!
V-twin in cruiser land has. I have a '06 Softail now, it's smooth as glass. Even up over 70 mph there's only a slight buzz, hardly noticable, never annoying.
I sat on a new WG and I like them. They sit low like a Softail, and I think the new look is much better than the older ones. Actually wouldn't mind seeing HD do something similar in the Softail line. Enjoy your new ride!
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Mine kind of did the same thing when i rode it for the first time,now i dont even notice it with around 250 miles.I did put 70 miles on the first time i rode it so it must be something to do with break in.Go out and ride it and see if it gets better but most of all enjoy it.
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From: Saratoga Springs,NY
I think all your doing running a couple hundred rpm to low, downshift when it happens and see if it vibrates the same. I know when I first got mine I babied it and had a little lugging going on.
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From: Indiana
Awesome
I was lookin at that one too when I was trying to find the right one. It was my second choice next to the lowrider.... awesome ride and congrats!
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From: Milan, Italy
I had sort of the same thing as well the first two days, for now I try running slightly higher RPM in each gear than what I usually would (even though I'm breaking her in) and I also tend to downshit a bit earlier than I normally would and it works fine.
First day I had her stuttering a couple of times, I quickly started just ignoring how I used to shift on other bikes etc and just listened to the engine.
First day I had her stuttering a couple of times, I quickly started just ignoring how I used to shift on other bikes etc and just listened to the engine.
Last edited by sigge; Mar 28, 2010 at 07:53 PM.
Funny this is being discussed here I went for a ride yesterday 250kms and noticed the same thing, weird really with the very quiet (stock pipes) all I did was downshift and the bike is fine, seems it likes to run in a certain rev range.
I get it when I am either to high in the revs or to low in the revs in the middle its "money" I am still learning the new bike only about 800km on the clock right now but I am falling in love :-) the bike is everything you need on the road ride is sweet :-)
My advice just listen and feel whats its doing and you will get it right :-)
PS run it in like your going to ride it has always been my moto.
I get it when I am either to high in the revs or to low in the revs in the middle its "money" I am still learning the new bike only about 800km on the clock right now but I am falling in love :-) the bike is everything you need on the road ride is sweet :-)
My advice just listen and feel whats its doing and you will get it right :-)
PS run it in like your going to ride it has always been my moto.
Last edited by ==ShaDoW==; Mar 28, 2010 at 07:55 PM. Reason: more info