Finally solved my mystery vibration noise

[Todd]

I hope this helps some of you out there which is my reason for posting.

I have been chasing an illusive vibrating noise almost since my bike was new. It got worse early last spring. Usually I wear earbuds and it's was not so bad that I could hear it, but when I did not have the earbuds in it was irritating.

It occurred only between the 43 to 46 mph range. I had already done all the known things when the bike was new, headlight bucket etc.

So I went out the other day to a road with no traffic on it and rode 45mph and started fiddling with everything I could reach on the bike to try to determine where it was coming from.......here's the culprit...



It was this fork cover panel. It was tight it seemed and I still don't know if it was rattling against the fork, or if it was the outer skin rattling against the brace built into it. Either way...I put a small plastic shim between the brace and the outer skin...and put a very small piece of foam between the cover and the fork itself.......reinstalled and tightened and.......

Vibration noise gone!!

I may have the only Nomad with this happening but if you are chasing a noise, maybe this will help ya ;) ;)