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Jun 26, 2012 | 11:54 AM

#11

Harley_Dude

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Originally Posted by Shortmag

Its supposed to vibrate

Only antiques vibrate.

Jun 26, 2012 | 12:04 PM

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Misbehaven

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From: Sheboygan,Wi

350 mile run on Sunday at interstate speeds no numbness or tingling on my 2011. And that's with HD edge cut grips no padding or rubber and no gloves.

Jun 26, 2012 | 03:42 PM

#13

97HeritageSpringer

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From: Sweet Home Alabama!

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Originally Posted by Harley_Dude

Only real bikes vibrate.

Fixed it for you!

Jun 26, 2012 | 03:54 PM

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Harley_Dude

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Fixed it for you!

Trade you straight across, mines a year newer!!!

Jun 26, 2012 | 03:58 PM

#15

Dawgtraxx

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From: Texas Hill Country

Maybe because the softails have solid mtd engines?.. Ride my wifes 12 fatboy lo...seems to vibrate a little more at highways speeds than my streetglide, but never is a problem

Jun 26, 2012 | 04:17 PM

#16

flyburch

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03 fatboy no buzzing or numbing here either

Jun 26, 2012 | 07:37 PM

#17

jakson200369

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From: Tulsa, OK.

I've had my bike for about 2 months and 2500 miles. My last bike was an VTX1800. The harley has less high pitched vibrations than what the Honda did by far. But it was never really an issue. I think what some folks have a problem with is using a "death-grip" on the grips while riding. You have to train yourself to not do so to some extent. Some better grips may assist in vibrations being transferred into your hands as well. I like the Kuryakan ISO grips, with an ISO throttle boss. I install the throttle boss on both grips, so I can relax my grip occassionaly. It helps a lot on longer rides to be able to rest the fatty part of your hand on the throttle boss, with each hand.

Jul 24, 2012 | 06:54 PM

#18

cjdock

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From: Pittsburgh PA and Grand Blanc, MI

I have a '95 fatboy and it's a beast as far as vibrations go. I talked to another '90 soft tail owner and he said his bike was good up to 65 mph but after that the vibrations were to much. I'm lucky to be ok over 55 mph. I have the iso grips and installed cruise control so I can start shaking my hand out when needed. I went through the motor mounts and the top one was loose, and the bottom one was missing a bolt so after fixing that it was better for sure, but better being the 55mph max speed. No way could I go on a highway trip on this bike. I would never go with a solid engine mount again. My next effort will be to replace the rear sprocket (it is a belt, so what ever that's called) to a smaller one. I think mine is the 70 tooth one and may be part of the problem, to many rpm's at highway speeds.