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brushoff · 08-26-2004, 07:40 PM

I just bought a new 2004 VL800 shaft drive and it seems to have a bad vibration between 65 & 75 does anyone know about this?

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**Uncle Bob** · 08-26-2004, 08:35 PM

Not normal, get it back to the dealer and have him check it out.

brushoff · 08-26-2004, 08:39 PM

dealer told me to put 1000 miles on it and we would go from there.
just hit 1065 and still no answers from the dealer.

bhamon · 08-26-2004, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by brushoff

dealer told me to put 1000 miles on it and we would go from there.
just hit 1065 and still no answers from the dealer.

When I was looking at used bikes, I drove a 2003 VL800 and it was smooth as could be. There must be a problem.

**Uncle Bob** · 08-26-2004, 09:27 PM

What type of vibration ?

Front wheel ? Back wheel ? Engine ?

A little more detail may help.

brushoff · 08-26-2004, 09:43 PM

whole bike vibrates so bad you cant see in the mirrors and you feel it in your whole body.

bhamon · 09-06-2004, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by brushoff

whole bike vibrates so bad you cant see in the mirrors and you feel it in your whole body.

I think I know what you mean. Above 65mph, I can't even look in my left mirror, just looks like a blur. I didn't have this problem on any of the used bikes I tested. Hopefully, it's just a matter of breaking her in.

maniacmedia · 09-06-2004, 12:46 PM

I get some vibration on my VL800 as well. Though yours sounds much worse. You may want to check it with another dealer or an indy bike shop just to be sure.

c50tiger · 09-06-2004, 02:31 PM

Ain't had mine up to 70 yet.. hit 66-67 a few times yesterday. I've got some sort of vibration noise around the forks, but seems to me so far to just be something not tightened up good around the light bar. But it's noise only - except for some of the wrinkled pavement I hit it was smooth as it could be around 65.

**Uncle Bob** · 09-07-2004, 07:58 AM

V-Twin with lots of torque=some vibration.

Do you have a windshield, could it be wind turbulence rattling your head ? Some riders say they have blurrred vision from turbulence.

tlwisner · 09-07-2004, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by brushoff

dealer told me to put 1000 miles on it and we would go from there.
just hit 1065 and still no answers from the dealer.

I would go get the dealer to check it out. I have over 1100 miles on my new C50, and it's nice and smooth at highway speeds.

All bikes vibrate some, but it shouldn't be an uncomfortable thing unless you're on an old H-D or a $30,000 custom!

brushoff · 09-12-2004, 02:59 PM

Thanks guys still trying to figure it out. dealer starting to piss me off.
its like we just sell you the bike and you leave and never come back to bother us. looking into another dealer to get help.

Pepe LePew · 09-16-2004, 10:53 AM

Are you sure it is not your helmet? I had a helmet that had a large bill snapped on the front and it would grab a lot of wind making it hard to see the mirrors.

Dennis

hecky · 10-17-2004, 12:48 PM

Would try another dealer and see if they can't help you out. Some vibration at speeds over 60 are normal its the nature of the beast v twins vibrate. But yours sounds like it may be something to be looked at. I know on my bike the right mirror vibrates at those speeds but the left one is clear and able to be used.

sisco · 10-17-2004, 10:04 PM

I get some vibration in my foot pegs, the mirrors are blurry at highway speeds but I've had mine up to 95 mph and not experienced anything like you describe. There have been reports of improperly lubed shafts, I'd insist the dealer check it out. Under warranty.

08-26-2004, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
brushoff Newbie Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 10	VL800 I just bought a new 2004 VL800 shaft drive and it seems to have a bad vibration between 65 & 75 does anyone know about this? [/b]

08-26-2004, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	Not normal, get it back to the dealer and have him check it out. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

08-26-2004, 09:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	What type of vibration ? Front wheel ? Back wheel ? Engine ? A little more detail may help. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

09-06-2004, 12:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
maniacmedia Ditch Magnet Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 159	I get some vibration on my VL800 as well. Though yours sounds much worse. You may want to check it with another dealer or an indy bike shop just to be sure. __________________ 2007 Harley-Davidson Sportster Custom XL1200C in White Gold "Truth is just like time, it catches up and it just keeps going." - Dar Williams "As Cool As I Am" “You can't take the sky from me." - Joss Weadon "Theme from Firefly" "Serenity", the "Firefly" movie now available on DVD.

09-06-2004, 02:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
c50tiger Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: 2005 C50 Location: Selma, Alabama Posts: 2,058	Ain't had mine up to 70 yet.. hit 66-67 a few times yesterday. I've got some sort of vibration noise around the forks, but seems to me so far to just be something not tightened up good around the light bar. But it's noise only - except for some of the wrinkled pavement I hit it was smooth as it could be around 65. __________________ Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable, let's prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all. - Douglas Adams COGITO EGGO SUM: I think, therefore I am... a waffle

08-26-2004, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
brushoff Newbie Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 10	dealer told me to put 1000 miles on it and we would go from there. just hit 1065 and still no answers from the dealer.

08-26-2004, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
brushoff Newbie Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 10	whole bike vibrates so bad you cant see in the mirrors and you feel it in your whole body.

09-07-2004, 07:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
Uncle Bob Site Admin & Squeegee Boy Joined: Dec 1969 Bike: 2003 Volusia SE Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Posts: 107	V-Twin with lots of torque=some vibration. Do you have a windshield, could it be wind turbulence rattling your head ? Some riders say they have blurrred vision from turbulence. __________________ Yadda yadda yadda, whatever, they ain't going to listen anyway.

09-12-2004, 02:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
brushoff Newbie Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 10	Thanks guys still trying to figure it out. dealer starting to piss me off. its like we just sell you the bike and you leave and never come back to bother us. looking into another dealer to get help.

09-16-2004, 10:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
Pepe LePew Where Am I ? Joined: Aug 2003 Location: BIG ORANGE COUNTRY Posts: 38	Are you sure it is not your helmet? I had a helmet that had a large bill snapped on the front and it would grab a lot of wind making it hard to see the mirrors. Dennis __________________ 2001 Black and White Volusia

10-17-2004, 12:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
hecky Where Am I ? Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Pa. Posts: 40	Would try another dealer and see if they can't help you out. Some vibration at speeds over 60 are normal its the nature of the beast v twins vibrate. But yours sounds like it may be something to be looked at. I know on my bike the right mirror vibrates at those speeds but the left one is clear and able to be used. __________________ Keep The Shiney Side Up! AKA hecky19501 for those who know me from southern cruisers and vol owner league.

10-17-2004, 10:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
sisco Newbie Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 22	I get some vibration in my foot pegs, the mirrors are blurry at highway speeds but I've had mine up to 95 mph and not experienced anything like you describe. There have been reports of improperly lubed shafts, I'd insist the dealer check it out. Under warranty. __________________ If guns cause crime all mine must be defective.

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