Bucking/Surging over rougher roads? Not motor related.
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Bucking/Surging over rougher roads? Not motor related.
2012 883 Iron
She runs and drives great on smooth roads. On rougher roads, when trying to maintain a constant speed and/or rpm, she bucks and surges while the rear end is absorbing the road.
Is this normal with the Iron due to it's limited suspension? Or could this be a symptom of the belt too tight? I recently had new tires mounted and wondered if they did not get the belt back to spec.
I also just had the 1000 mile service done, and assumed the belt tension would be checked.
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She runs and drives great on smooth roads. On rougher roads, when trying to maintain a constant speed and/or rpm, she bucks and surges while the rear end is absorbing the road.
Is this normal with the Iron due to it's limited suspension? Or could this be a symptom of the belt too tight? I recently had new tires mounted and wondered if they did not get the belt back to spec.
I also just had the 1000 mile service done, and assumed the belt tension would be checked.
Thoughts?
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Yes, it may be partially due to this. I actually adjusted my throttle play and it got better. Still sucks right now on the rougher roads though. I can't remember if it was like this off the lot.
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So I guess this is not a symptom of a belt with too much tension? If this is the nature of the beast, I can deal with it. I just wanted to get opinions on if there was something not right.
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