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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 06:40 PM
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With 56k miles on the clock I have developed a helluva shake in the fairing/ bars. I believe most likely motor mount related, and had replaced the handlebar poly bushings 10k ago while in there doing other work. Couple questions:

1) Glide-Pro, stock or other when replacing?
2) Is there a front mount only?
3) Should I be looking at any other cause for a pronounced shake in the front end?

I did do a search but with search words motor, mount, & Glide I came up with a lot of unrelated hits.

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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 07:02 PM
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Glide Pro makes a good front motor mount. I installed the Glide Pro swing arm bushings and motor mount on my wife's 2006 Ultra. We're happy with it.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 07:51 PM
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Didja check the fairing brackets yet?
 
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Take a look at the wheel bearings also. The '10's had some problems with them.
 
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With that many miles, toss in another set of OEM bushings...
 
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Make sure your exhaust is tightly secured, My D&D muffler came loose at the saddlebag support and it let the engine move all over the place.
 
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Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. I reviewed fairing brackets last Fall but plan to again tonight. Will also look along frame, exhaust, etc for anything out of the ordinary. The more I look into this it seems less likely with the 09+ mounts vs older style. Front wheel bearings are not original but still probably have 30k+ mi on them. Plan to replace when new front tire is needed.
 
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