Too much shaking?

Fxdb2007
4 years ago

So my mates have been telling me my motor shakes too much at idle (it's a Harley, I tell them. And it's a rubber mount). They've all got softails with the B motor - so they get no idle vibes at all, hence their opinion that mine shakes too much. I like how it shakes, afterall, it's one of the reasons I bought a Dyna and not a Softail. But how much is too much shaking?

Ratbob
4 years ago

Yep, she's shaking more than a drunken belly dancer, perfect.

Wideglider
4 years ago

It's more than likely all good, all part of the overall Dyna experience! But hard to tell exactly from the vid.
Wouldn't hurt just to check front & rear rubber engine mounts as part of regular maintenance inspection, my Dyna had rubber cracked through & was causing excessive shaking.

Fxdb2007
4 years ago

Cheers guys. Was 90% sure it was running ormal but they sowed a small seed of doubt in there.
Wideglider - cheers. Replaced the front motor mount about a fortnight ago as the front header was occasionally contacting the frame under hard braking or bumps. Rear looked good, although is hard to tell without taking it out.

Krash Kinkade
4 years ago

Fxdb2007, looks about normal , but I think with a good tune ( someone that can custom map the EFI ) it would smooth out a bit, sounds fast in the idle too, but that is the tune. when people I meet with Harleys hear my Sporty idle they sometimes mention they wish they could get there EFI to idle like that. ( carb )

bloodog
4 years ago

Ratbob
Yep, she's shaking more than a drunken belly dancer, perfect

Big Steve
4 years ago

Looks a little vibey but not rattling the heads off.
How many km on your current mounts?

Krash Kinkade
4 years ago

No Worries, was just mentioning, a good tune would be noticeable.
also with the rubber mount motor, the stabilisers limit side to side movement, but not forward to rear movement, so putting a stabiliser that limits forward to rear movement, a good thing. I once broke the rear rubber mount on my old twin cam cam dyna, when I was racing it at drags. when I hit 160kph it started a rear end wobble, opening throttle hard did not help, it got worse. so I held throttle open & used rear brake at same time & that helped stop it till I could slow bike down. but not a nice feeling I can tell you!!

tussuck
4 years ago

Double check the front engine mount...they get floppy when the mount chits itself (you have to remove it to check as the engine weight can hide the issue. Cheap fix.