I have a bad bar and bike vibration at 3800 to 5500 RPM. Local dealer told me it was the timing chain tensionor not holding the chain tight enough. I can hear some noise from the right side of the engine. The bike only has 5700km on it. Is this something I can do on my own? So much for going to Port Dover
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Re: Bad vibration???
Originally posted by GrippI have a bad bar and bike vibration at 3800 to 5500 RPM. Local dealer told me it was the timing chain tensionor not holding the chain tight enough. I can hear some noise from the right side of the engine. The bike only has 5700km on it. Is this something I can do on my own? So much for going to Port Dover
(B) It is almost guaranteedly your tires. Check them for front-to-back treadblock wear (where the front edge of one treadblock isn't even with the rear of the next treadblock) -- particularly prone to happen on the stock tires (Macadams & Dunlops), esp. if the tire pressure has been run lowwer than ideal for the rider+load weight. If no uneven wear is evident, have them rebalanced -- if uneven wear is evident, get new tires (there are far better tires on the market than either of the stock tires) and run the tire pressure a bit higher, plus check the pressure more often.
(C) If you have ever dropped the bike, the problem may lie elsewhere, most likely a bent handlebar extension (if both handlebars don't have the same angle to them, it will amplify the natural tendency to vibration). Search the forums for vibration to get all the possible causes (including brake rotors warped, front axle bent, non-retracting caliper piston, bent rim, bad headstock bearings, unbalanced carbs, dire need of a valve adjustment).
Still, given the age, the mileage and the symptoms (plus you never having said you dropped it), I am going to say it is most likely item (B).
Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet
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The vibration is engine related, it does it in neutral and driving always around 3500 to 5500 RPM's it feels like a engine imbalance. I thought it was normal until a friend of mine drove it. Its never been dropped, and its not just the bar vibration its a whole bike vibration. I think it has gotten worse since last year.Gripp & Regripp
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Originally posted by GrippThe vibration is engine related, it does it in neutral and driving always around 3500 to 5500 RPM's it feels like a engine imbalance. I thought it was normal until a friend of mine drove it. Its never been dropped, and its not just the bar vibration its a whole bike vibration. I think it has gotten worse since last year.
Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet
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