R3 Reverberations


Being rural the roads vary from rough to bloody disgusting, however there are some that are capable of handling a vehicle at illegal speeds.


Had my first service done (850km) the mechanic said that he balanced the throttle bodies at the time.


I am of the same opinion, I don't expect the bike to be as smooth as a UJM but I did think that it would be a bit better than it is. Back to the dealer, I think if only I could find another to compare that may go some way to alieving my fears.

Thanks for all the comments.

Peter
 
RE:Reverbrations...

I have an '05 std with 'offroad' pipes (no cat), and no other engine mods (that I'm aware of...I've only owned it a few months.) It seems very smooth below about 3500RPM. If i push it above that,it starts 'buzzing' a bit. It gets really bad at 4000RPM, but that doesn't bother me because I rarely have the need to go 100MPH (4K RPM in top gear) As a touring rider, I usually keep it below about 3K RPM, I do not have any problem there, and I've found that with conservative speed management, I can get 40+ MPG out of her. It's just nice to know that I can dust just about any Hardley on the road if they want to 'play'.

Kick the Tires, Light the Fires, and HANG ON!!!
Hank in Albuquerque
'05 std with 'some mods'
 

That's also what I've found - our R3's are quicker to the 1/8 mile but after that the big sport bikes eat our lunch.

My mirrors are unusuable over 60 mph due to vibration but I don't find it otherwise annoying.
 
Reverberation/shimmy while turning

I do get a slight but noticeable--and annoying--reverberation/shimmy while turning at slower speeds. This is especially conspicuous in tight, slow (35 MPH) turns.

I have had my Touring at fairly high speeds for extended distances on straight-aways without noticing the shimmy. It's only obvious at slower speeds while turning.

Anyone have an idea as to what I'm experiencing? Normal?

I guess I'll run it by the Dealer the next time I'm in for service.
 
Check your front tire for cupping, heavy bikes and windshields are rough on a front tire.
 
GPMAZ said:
Have you had your initial service done? And if so, did they balance the throttle bodies?...
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I skipped my 10k and had the throttle bodies (TB) balanced at 15k. What a difference! I diminished the decel pop considerably up and until that 15k mark(with a Tuneboy tune; but, after the TB balancing the beast is so much more quiet (absolutely no decel pop) and she runs smooth...up to 80mph. At and above 80 my FBG has something of a "reverb"

From the very early days of my ownership of Tuneboy gear, it told me that #3 wasn't sync'd with the others; but I let it ride until 15k miles.
 
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