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Redbuelljunkie
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 03:04 pm: | 
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I assume these are the areas to inspect- what do I look for?
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Davefl
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 04:02 pm: |
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Front Isolator with be the rubber thing atop the mount that says "do not remove" rear isolators are between he frame and the swingarm mount.. also check the front exhaust mount that one can cause vibration. |
Kalali
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 05:24 pm: |
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Take a flashlight and look right where that inverted V mount in your first picture meets the frame. The front isolator is right above that mount behind the upper triple clamp. Look from the bottom for any tears in the rubber. The two rear isolators are sandwiched between swingarm pivot points and the frame, one on each side. A good way to check for the rear ones is to lift the tail and see if there is much play in the rubber - relative movement between the swingarm and the frame. Or you can look from the side and see if the center bolt is touching the swingarm inside the isolator. A little off-center is normal but it should not touch the arm.
Hope this helped. |
Jdodd
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 05:57 pm: |
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My 01x1 shakes pretty hard to 3K as well, then smooths right out past that.
Seems to be fairly common with them. |
Redbuelljunkie
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 06:25 pm: |
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It really goes without saying, but I'm gonna say it anyway... BadWeBers are the best people on Earth.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions, and especially to Loren who just walked me through an isolator check via the phone. What we discovered is this...
... which explains why I'm feeling so much vibration. I would have never known what to look for, or recognized what I was looking at, were it not for a BadWeB member with way more knowledge than I have. As an additional plus, Loren is hooking me up with a stock seat- so with one phone call I'm 2 for 2!
Thank you, BadWeB!
Ok, now I'm gonna need stock isolators... |
Blks1l
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 06:32 pm: |
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Do the rear isolators need to be replaced, I thought that Pingel stiffener was just a bushing that went in from the outside, but I could be mistaken. |
Desertfox
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 05:37 pm: |
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Regardless of how those stiffeners go in, all I've heard is that they cause the bike to shake itself to death.
THAT definitely explains the rough riding. |
Ft_bstrd
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 06:19 pm: |
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The stiffeners are a pro/con item. They are great in stiffening the frame/engine interface reducing the slight bit of flex one can feel in "spirited" riding. The trade off is that low RPM vibrations are much more pronounced.
If you spend most of your time racing or running between 4500 and 6500 RPMs, you should be fine.
I'd replace them if they haven't been. Not hard to do. Make sure to do the belt at the same time. |
No_rice
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 06:34 pm: |
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hmm, maybe i should check into a set of those pingel isolators for the old s1. might help stiffen up the chassis a little bit. not that its sloppy, im just used to my xb's and 1125's. |
Brinnutz
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 11:11 am: |
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This guy is looking for a Corbin seat for an X1...
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/21/ 635313.html?1311199074 |
Guell
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 11:18 am: |
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No rice, I sent you a pm |
Redbuelljunkie
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 02:41 pm: |
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Stock seat makes the vibes acceptable, and the Pingel isolators make the handling very precise. Still not sure I'm gonna keep her, though- if anyone is interested I'd consider letting her go for what I have in her. |
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