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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:45 AM
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I've got a little vibration in the floor boards. Not sure if this is normal. I thought about replacing the lower motor mount to see if that fixes it. Any other suggestions on what to look for? The floor boards are not shaking bad...its just a slight vibration I don't remember having. Bike has roughly 18K miles. Appreciate anything thoughts on what to look for
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:51 AM
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I've got a little vibration in the floor boards. Not sure if this is normal. I thought about replacing the lower motor mount to see if that fixes it. Any other suggestions on what to look for? The floor boards are not shaking bad...its just a slight vibration I don't remember having. Bike has roughly 18K miles. Appreciate anything thoughts on what to look for
When mine start to vibrate, it usually means I have to shift up or down a gear.....Not sure what your issue could be...
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 06:58 AM
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If you think that the vibration wasn't there before IT PROBABLY WASN'T. You should trust yourself enough to follow thru with a diagnosis of the vibration. I wish I could help, but, I have no practical experience in this matter. This is a great place to start! I would be wary about randomly replacing stuff as it is suggested. That could become really expensive, really fast!!

Good luck with the diagnosis!
 
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