Blown motor mount?
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With a bike that age and assuming the PO has never read HDF and got excited about all the upgrades we do, your bike may still have the original cleve block swingarm bushings. They are another candidate for problems, as they are of composite construction that can fail. If you dismantle the rear end I recommend you replace all three engine mounts and change the swingarm bushings to metal ones, there are several aftermarket products available.
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With a bike that age and assuming the PO has never read HDF and got excited about all the upgrades we do, your bike may still have the original cleve block swingarm bushings. They are another candidate for problems, as they are of composite construction that can fail. If you dismantle the rear end I recommend you replace all three engine mounts and change the swingarm bushings to metal ones, there are several aftermarket products available.
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Replace the front mount as well, in fact that is more likely to fail than the rear ones, under normal conditions. Do get a copy of the factory service manual, if you don't have one. This is not a job to tackle blind! The weight of the engine/trans and rear wheel hang on those three mounts, probably over half the total weight of the bike. It's straight-forward to do, while taking suitable precautions.
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