Vibration under acceleration
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Corp of Discovery trail, Missouri
Where does your vibration come from? The floor boards, hand grips ? I have a '13 softail and when at speeds of 70 to 80 I get a slight vibration in the floor boards. On softails we do have a rigid mounted motor and even though it has a balancer it would be expected to feel a big displaced motor to relate some vibration.
Last edited by kneesinthebreeze; Jan 21, 2015 at 08:12 PM.
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Stage III
Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Hankinson nd
It doesnt feel chassis related. It is worse at higher speeds, especially bad in 6th around 75-80 mph the giving it some gas. Cant believe that it would be the motor it never used to be like this, seems to be getting worse.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
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From: Mass/NH
You might want to check this to be safe...I have an 08 rocker c and I have had two rear wheel bearing failures. One at seven k and the other six k later.The second at 65 mph without any warning...1200 bucks damage...huge pucker factor trying to stop...
Switched to timken.
Other than that, I have had no vibration issues since I bought it New.
Switched to timken.
Other than that, I have had no vibration issues since I bought it New.
Advanced
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 79
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From: Missouri
My 2010 Heritage has vibrated from the day I bought it. Always going uphill and above 65mph. Took it to the dealer once and the senior tech rode it and said that was normal for that bike. I have learned to live with but wonder why you pay so much and have to live with a bike tha has that much vibration. The 2006 FXST I previously owned never had the vibe but it was an 88 cu in. Maybe the 96 had the vibration prob?
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Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Detroit
Rubbermounts don't vibrate more with increasing load, so they're more comfortable under the situation you describe. Instead, they have certain rpm ranges where they vibrate, mostly under 2500 rpm.
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Joined: Jun 2014
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From: Midlands of SC
I also have a slight vibration or something under hard load that wasn't there on my old dyna. You feel it in the floorboards as knees has stated above. But nuthing real bad. Just something different. My dealer, who is a good guy, says there is no problem there. So, I am slowly getting used to it. Mirrors are crystal clear!!
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: VA
Mine also vibrates above 3200 rpms. I did a lot of research about this. Bottom line is that it is luck of the draw if you get one that vibrates a little or a lot. Unless of course you have an actual problem like the already mentioned wheel bearings.
