Winter Blues Got Worse / BB update

phenrichs · 02-13-2009, 09:32 AM

Yesterday I was given a beautiful day of no wind and sunshine. I took the oportunity to take the nad to the shop and drop her off to have my cobras mounted. I was only about a 6 mile ride but man it was fine. Today the weather sucks and is supposed to all weekend so I guess its ok that I won't get her back till tuesday.

Oh by the way. It may have been partially because I was wearing insulated gloves but my BB trick seems to have greatly reduced the vibration in the bars. It is not completely gone but I am curious on how much of the it is due to the stock stones having 10,000 miles on them. I would bet that it will be reduced even further with the new tires. I imagine that with an engine of this size it would take a considerable amount of effort to completely eliminate the vibe.

cactusjack · 02-13-2009, 09:41 AM

I can tell you that my front end vibration did not go away when I replaced my worn, cupped B'stones with shiny new ME880's.

phenrichs · 02-13-2009, 10:17 AM

Well thanks for bursting my bubble.. J/K The BBs worked pretty well. Before I could actually see the ends of the bars moving at idle. Now they only visibly move when I rev the engine.

rewindgy · 02-13-2009, 11:31 AM

Still waitin if the wobble is gone! Hurry up and get warm weather down there!!!! We got's snow and - 17C with the windchill! Friggin Winter!!

02-13-2009, 09:32 AM	#1
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Winter Blues Got Worse / BB update Yesterday I was given a beautiful day of no wind and sunshine. I took the oportunity to take the nad to the shop and drop her off to have my cobras mounted. I was only about a 6 mile ride but man it was fine. Today the weather sucks and is supposed to all weekend so I guess its ok that I won't get her back till tuesday. Oh by the way. It may have been partially because I was wearing insulated gloves but my BB trick seems to have greatly reduced the vibration in the bars. It is not completely gone but I am curious on how much of the it is due to the stock stones having 10,000 miles on them. I would bet that it will be reduced even further with the new tires. I imagine that with an engine of this size it would take a considerable amount of effort to completely eliminate the vibe. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-13-2009, 09:41 AM	#2
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02-13-2009, 10:17 AM	#3
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Winter Blues Got Worse / BB update Well thanks for bursting my bubble.. J/K The BBs worked pretty well. Before I could actually see the ends of the bars moving at idle. Now they only visibly move when I rev the engine.
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02-13-2009, 11:31 AM	#4
rewindgy Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 959	Winter Blues Got Worse / BB update Still waitin if the wobble is gone! Hurry up and get warm weather down there!!!! We got's snow and - 17C with the windchill! Friggin Winter!!
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