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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 11:30 AM
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Check the condition of your motor mounts. If you get real ambitious, you could check your crankshaft TIR.

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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Mine's been like that since new. Give it a little throttle and it smooths right out. The one's that don't shake at idle need to be checked out to find their problem.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Roll Throttle up toward fairing at a light and hold for 5 seconds...You will see either a green cruise light or an orange cruise light.

A green cruise light means your EITMS is on and it will go into 1 cylender operation when really hot and shake.

To turn it off just re-roll throttle fully up or forard toward fairing (no RPM increase) and hold it for 5 seconds . The light should go from green to orange. Orange is OFF.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Stay drunk. Them DTs are a b!tch.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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It's not a problem, it's a feature.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Heard good things about these
http://www.glide-pro.com/install/
 
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Doubt you have much to worry about. My 2010 Limited shakes like a paint mixer at idle. It smooths right out as soon as I take off. I rather like it.
 
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Buy a softail or goldwing.
 
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Increase your timing at idle. That'll smooth it out.
Seriously. Go to around 24~28 degrees of timing at idle. My FLHTK idles like a Softail.
 
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