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Harmonic vibration around 5600 rpm/73-75 mph
- Thread starter lookerjdc
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Sounds like the type of vibration that MANY of us experience with the Spyder. It is most likely belt tension. Pick yourself up a cricket gauge and check the tension. Also, check to make sure the belt is tracking correctly (w/the right gap) on the rear sprocket.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Most likely engine harmonics or belt vibrations...or a combination thereof. If it is belt, proper adjustment may move it or lessen it. Also check carfully for debris and build-up in the sprocket grooves. If it is engine, check clearance to the frame/mounts if it is an older RT. Otherwise, chnage your rpm range or get used to it. It does not indicate anything ominous. JMHO
lookerjdc
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thanks vts & Nancy
didnt think it was anything ominous but was just curious
after riding to & from Daytona this past weekend I noticed it - normally I am just tooling around Melbourne and surrounding areas and dont get anywhere near those speeds, but going to/from Daytona and being out on the Speedway, I definately noticed it..... lol
didnt think it was anything ominous but was just curious
after riding to & from Daytona this past weekend I noticed it - normally I am just tooling around Melbourne and surrounding areas and dont get anywhere near those speeds, but going to/from Daytona and being out on the Speedway, I definately noticed it..... lol
My Spyder and my wife's also suffered from that vibration you described. I re-tensioned the belts and aligned and it's all but gone. I had a tire that was out of balance on my spyder and the idiot dealer refused to look at it and said the balance was fine. I took it to a cycle shop that does great work on high end machines and they re-balanced the fronts. They said one was way out. It's been glass smooth ever since. The difference was that the balance issue was a slight wobble I could feel in the handlebars (typical w/out of balance tires/wheels) whereas the harmonic vibration was felt more in the foot pegs.
Chupaca
New member
Harmonics..!!
:agree: With all above. I have found that ground clearance and tupperware play into it. There are allot of thin plastics that when hit with a slight cross wind start to vibrate go over or under that speed and they go away. If all the above check out do like Scotty said "get used to it". Flick the spyderpops belt guard and see what I mean...
:agree: With all above. I have found that ground clearance and tupperware play into it. There are allot of thin plastics that when hit with a slight cross wind start to vibrate go over or under that speed and they go away. If all the above check out do like Scotty said "get used to it". Flick the spyderpops belt guard and see what I mean...
You can turn off your marsona sound conditioner now. Ringging on your ear?:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
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