Vibration
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What year did the softails stop vibrating so bad? I had a 99 Fatboy and it was great. I went to look at a 92 Fatboy and rode it. To my surprise it felt and rode like it was 30 year older technology. I thought because it had an Evo motor it would be the same. It vibrated like a *****! What year did they finally take care of that? I know my 99 Fatboy with the factory Evo was smooth. If anyone has the answer to this I would appriciate it.
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AFAIK, there should be no difference between the '92 and '99 softail. Both hard mounted EVO motors.
From what I know (I'm still learning) it could be a problem with a loose motor mount bolt, broken motor mount, or bad compensator spring.
From what I know (I'm still learning) it could be a problem with a loose motor mount bolt, broken motor mount, or bad compensator spring.
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I thought the same thing. However my 99 was way smoother. My buddy Chad also has a 99 Heratige and his bike was also smooth. My neighbor Marshal has a 91 it also vibrated real bad like the 92 I rode. He also told me he believed it was 98 or 97 when they made the change. But he is not sure. I would like to know for sure though.
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Well I believe prior to 97 the motor must be mounted different or some difference in the motor. The motor is more of a thumper the bike vibrates much more at low rpm
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