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Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Got on my R* yesterday for a quickie little spin and noticed a very strange vibration. When I would accellerate thru the gears there was an extra vibration coming from what seemed like the rear end. When I would pull in the clutch it would stop. When I coasted it would stop. Only happened upon accelleration. I checked the belt & seems good. Any ideas?

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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Might want to check the pulleys..particularly the primary..but remember, pulling in the clutch efectively disengages the drive train and the engine is no longer loaded so the vibes probably would stop weather from the rear end or the engine and tranny......I would check the mounting bolts for the engine and transfer case to be sure they are tight first....
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
And here I thought this was going to be a BeachBoys song. Ooooh that's good vibrations my bad
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Not necessarily into the beach boys......I am a die hard Beatles fan!
Thanks for the advice, Flashback. I'll have to do it when I get back. I'm going to Saudi Arabia to work for 3 weeks. Snow balls will be hitting us in the ass when I get back so I'll have plenty of time to check everything out.
Didn't someone on here say that there was a problem with the lock nut on the primary drive pulley at one time?
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Not really a problem with the lock tab or nut, I think its more that it got installed on friday afternoon..
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Hey I have had a problem with my belt just not being tight enough. Adujusted the tension and took most of it away. There are also rubber torque pads in the rear hub that could give a funky feeling. Just a thought.
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
I thought I had a strange vibration in my seat....turned out it was just dinner talking back to me!
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Beatles fan huh....I grew up on the same street as Mark Chapman went to high school with him...Coug
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
VikingWarhorse wrote:
I thought I had a strange vibration in my seat....turned out it was just dinner talking back to me!

You may want to make sure that the previous owner didn't install one of these on your bike.

http://www.viberider.com
 
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Re:Strange Vibration 3 Years, 6 Months ago  
Long2Ride wrote:
VikingWarhorse wrote:
I thought I had a strange vibration in my seat....turned out it was just dinner talking back to me!

You may want to make sure that the previous owner didn't install one of these on your bike.

http://www.viberider.com



I have NEVER thought that anyone would ever come out with something like that! How funny, I'll have to show that to my girlfriend and see if she wants one.
 
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