hotrdd
XS650 Junkie
How much vibration is too much? If I start to tweak things how much calmer can I get it?
Right now the bike is running fine though I do need to play with the main jets a bit. I haven't synced the carbs in a while but am going to take a look at them shortly. The problem is that the bike is exhausting to ride with this much vibration. The motor is mounted solid and all of the bolts are tight. I have forward controls and when riding down the road above 50kmh my feet are vibrating right off the foot pegs. I took the bike downtown to work this morning and my 25 min, 14k (9 mile) ride left my body vibrating for 45 minutes. My hands and feet where numb. I have a nice comfy fat boy seat though it's mounted solid to the bike and suspension. No rigid here.
Is there a check list of items I should be checking? How smooth have you gotten your bike?
Right now the bike is running fine though I do need to play with the main jets a bit. I haven't synced the carbs in a while but am going to take a look at them shortly. The problem is that the bike is exhausting to ride with this much vibration. The motor is mounted solid and all of the bolts are tight. I have forward controls and when riding down the road above 50kmh my feet are vibrating right off the foot pegs. I took the bike downtown to work this morning and my 25 min, 14k (9 mile) ride left my body vibrating for 45 minutes. My hands and feet where numb. I have a nice comfy fat boy seat though it's mounted solid to the bike and suspension. No rigid here.
Is there a check list of items I should be checking? How smooth have you gotten your bike?