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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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The left side handlebar vibrates almost twice as much as the throttle side when cruising,which in turn make my clutch handle rattle pretty bad, any idea's why the the left shakes more than the right?
 
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Never heard of it.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Can you physically see it vibrating more or does it just feel that way? Maybe it vibrates more because the throttle side has a little more play in the grip...? Just a theory...
 
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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You can feel it, set the cruise and compare, big differance
 
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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I am just guessing out loud here. Maybe the bolt the hold the handle bars to the triple tree on the left side is loose or missing and the right side is tight.
Just a thought!
 
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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push on the outer edge of the fairing. see if 1 side moves more than the other. may be a broken fairing bracket
 
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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Mine doesn't vibrate while cruising, but at idle the right side mirror really shakes and the left one doesn't. How bad a vibration are you talking when cruising?
 
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