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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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I can feel vibration at my floorboards. seems to go away when i accelerate. bike is an 01 ultra with 57000 miles. will the front motor mount cause this?
 
Old Oct 10, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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It can do, but I would expect it to get worse with higher engine speeds. Try riding in a higher gear to see if the vibration problem goes away. Modern Harleys have very high gearing which can fool us into riding in the wrong gear at slower road speeds.
 
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