F3 Vibration

[ca8920]

So, I took my new F3 on it's first long ride yesterday which entailed some freeway driving. Turns out I have the belt harmonics between 67 mph and 72 mph. Has anyone found a solution to this issue, or has anyone had any success with a resolution through Can Am.

[Ronbo]

So, I took my new F3 on it's first long ride yesterday which entailed some freeway driving. Turns out I have the belt harmonics between 67 mph and 72 mph. Has anyone found a solution to this issue, or has anyone had any success with a resolution through Can Am.

Having baker belt tensioner installed next week.. Will post results.

Ron

[BronzeF3]

Having baker belt tensioner installed next week.. Will post results.

Ron

Any luck with the belt tensioner? Brought my F3 home today and I noticed it on my inaugural ride home.

thanks!
B

[BikerDoc]

I had my dealer adjust the belt so the harmonic now occurs between 105 and 110mph and since I limit my ryding at those speeds I don't notice it much. Incidentally for anyone who has not tested it, the F3 will go much faster than that.

[mikedoucette66]

Yup notice the vibration bigtime... it starts at about 105km/h and goes till 115km/h then disappears. I feel it in my handlebars, seat even through the seat. It's hard to believe that BRP never felt this when they were test driving the prototype F3's!! I'm really curious if a belt tensioner will fix this issue and how long will it take BRP to do something about it

[Genet]

I sent an email to Steve M at BRP care asking if BRP has a plan to mitigate the vibration on our F3s,it will be interesting to see what, if anything, can or will be done to make this annoying vibration go away.
dealer said it "was normal " that's the same answer I got when I complained about the heat issue I had on my 2013 STS,and we all know how that worked out.

we shal see

[Mike Ard]

Somewhere else on here this was brought up and what was thought is that it is an engine vibration at a specific speed when in 6th gear not the belt. When I felt it on mine I down shifted out of 6th gear and the vibration was gone.

[Retired 2012]

Sorry,
To hear you have the vibration issue, too. I posted about it in Feb. just after I got the bike. Very frustrating. Dealer double checked the belt alignment
and tension but it was right on spec. so I still have the vibration. BRP said it was due to the length of the belt. The guy I talked with said not to add a belt tensioner because the added tension could cause other issues in the long run...
Hope you have better luck, Please keep me posted if you find a fix.
thanks.
DJ

[Ronbo]

Sorry,
To hear you have the vibration issue, too. I posted about it in Feb. just after I got the bike. Very frustrating. Dealer double checked the belt alignment
and tension but it was right on spec. so I still have the vibration. BRP said it was due to the length of the belt. The guy I talked with said not to add a belt tensioner because the added tension could cause other issues in the long run...
Hope you have better luck, Please keep me posted if you find a fix.
thanks.
DJ

Normal, and it's not the engine....I've even had knowledgeable BRP people tell me it's my imagination... Stay tuned..I think some very smart forum sponsors have figured how to reduce or stop it. I added a belt tensioner On my 2013 RT, MY 2014 RT, and that SOLVED the problem . Further, it caused no problems. Belt tensioner goes on F3 tomorrow

Ron

[Air Wing Guy]

So, I took my new F3 on it's first long ride yesterday which entailed some freeway driving. Turns out I have the belt harmonics between 67 mph and 72 mph. Has anyone found a solution to this issue, or has anyone had any success with a resolution through Can Am.

We at Baker Built have a belt stabilizer that will not add any more tension on the belt but will take the vibration out. Please check us out on our web site where you may view pictures of the belt stabilizer.
Thanks, Mike

[napper39]

some have said to not use 6th till your past 70mph and you wont feel any vibs.6th gear unde 72 mph is bogging the engine. try it and see for yourself.

[mikedoucette66]

It's belt vibration not engine vibration!!!! That i'M POSITIVE Horrible from 105km/h to 115km/h then goes away.

[Big Jeff]

Had my new F3 to 2 local dealers and they both advised belt was in normal spec and tension. Both said vibration was normal with spyders. Hopefully smooth spyder will have a new product for the F3's shortly.

[RedStar]

Yup notice the vibration bigtime... it starts at about 105km/h and goes till 115km/h then disappears. I feel it in my handlebars, seat even through the seat. It's hard to believe that BRP never felt this when they were test driving the prototype F3's!! I'm really curious if a belt tensioner will fix this issue and how long will it take BRP to do something about it

I too, got the same run around at the dealer today! I was told that it is normal for the F3's to do this. The salesman that sold me the bike said he couldn't feel it much at all. I spent a lot of money on a vibrator, not happy with the dealer that had the gall to charge me a 1/2 hour labor to look at the belt, and tell me everything is fine!!

[cmungen]

everyone is talking about the speed at which vibration occurs; need to be looking at rpm and then shift down to the no vibration rpm.
just shift out of the vibration zone......stop lugging the engine / drive line.

[RedStar]

everyone is talking about the speed at which vibration occurs; need to be looking at rpm and then shift down to the no vibration rpm.
just shift out of the vibration zone......stop lugging the engine / drive line.

The engine is not lugging in the least! It is a very annoying vibration. You can drop the RPM's below 3800-4100 or above and the vibration goes away. So lugging the engine is not even part of the equation!!

[AZF3S]

One would think that this harmonic, if RPM related, would also occur in the same RPM range in lower gears, but I don't see this in the postings....Everything revolves around speed in 6th gear. Hmmmm??????

[Tazzel]

Bogging the engine is in the equation. Learn to shift the beast correctly and vibration is gone.

[RedStar]

Bogging the engine is in the equation. Learn to shift the beast correctly and vibration is gone.

Do you have an F3?

[jcthorne]

Bogging the engine is in the equation. Learn to shift the beast correctly and vibration is gone.

No, its not. The vibration happens right in the engine's sweet spot on the torque curve. Not bogging, not lugging, driving correctly goes right through the belt harmonic range. And it is very annoying. yes you can drive around it but you should not have to. Not in the range it occurs. Its a defect in the design, not improper riding. This is starting to sound like the heat defects in the 2013 RTs. Yea, that was all in my head and over filling of the tank too......

I too hope SmoothSpyder comes out with a well designed tensioner that solves this.

[Tazzel]

Do you have an F3?

Yes I do, do you?

[jcasey]

Vibration is a pain!

[Tazzel]

No, its not. The vibration happens right in the engine's sweet spot on the torque curve. Not bogging, not lugging, driving correctly goes right through the belt harmonic range. And it is very annoying. yes you can drive around it but you should not have to. Not in the range it occurs. Its a defect in the design, not improper riding. This is starting to sound like the heat defects in the 2013 RTs. Yea, that was all in my head and over filling of the tank too......

I too hope SmoothSpyder comes out with a well designed tensioner that solves this.

Yes, I do have to agree, you should not have to drive around the vibration. I don't think a belt tensioner is going to solve the vibration issue but I hope I am wrong.

[RedStar]

I totally agree not having to ride around the vibration. I have had several bikes over years, many of them belt driven w/o vibration problems. I am really disappointed with mine, it's so annoying to ride. .

[Ronbo]

everyone is talking about the speed at which vibration occurs; need to be looking at rpm and then shift down to the no vibration rpm.
just shift out of the vibration zone......stop lugging the engine / drive line.

It doesnt vibrate when the engine is lugging

ron