TL;DR
Some moan of vibes - some day it's OK, I'd like to try and find out why!
Can those of you that suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Can those of you that don't suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Full Post:
A much covered subject here and throughout the internet it seems:
http://mt09.motorcycle-talk.com/forum/mt-09-tracer-general-discussion/2716-bad-vibes.html
http://mt09.motorcycle-talk.com/forum/mt-09-tracer-general-discussion/3521-vibration-hands.html
http://mt09.motorcycle-talk.com/forum/mt-09-general-discussion/3675-anti-vibration-grips.html
I've had this bike from new and noticed the vibes on the test ride but didn't really think much of it. Now, 18 months and 15k miles later it is the bain of my riding existence! For the first 10k I'd only been doing my daily commute of 15 miles each way so barely noticed but over the last 5k I've been doing longer trips. One was a 300+ mile round trip from Kent to Durham.
By the time I got back from that trip my hands felt like I'd been using a petrol angle grinder for 24 hours solid and I decided enough is enough!
I've spoken to the dealer and they didn't seem to interested in doing anything about it! I've spoken to Yamaha and they don't seem interested in the slightest I mean, they've got my cash now so screw you eh!
The first thing people always say is "you're holding on too tight" - no I'm not because this vibration comes through when you ride no handed and just put your fingertip gently on the grips. This vibration makes the mirrors blur. This vibration makes both the front and rear pegs vibrate so grip has little to do with it.
Being an excellent mechanic I recently did a full 10k service (left valve clearances alone as there is no noise) including most importantly, balancing the throttle bodies! This has made a bit of a difference (they where out by quite a bit I don't think the dealer balanced them at the 600 service).
The hand guards are off - I agree with others on these they make the bike feel much heavier than it actually is and don't really do much to protect your hands!
Removing the hand guards exposed the OEM bar weights that are stupid light (less than an ounce) so I replaced them with these:
These weigh in at just shy of 8 ounces per side and have gone some distance to reducing the vibration but it still there - destroying my soul EVERY time I ride the bike (it's 14:30 now and my right hand is still buzzing from the 30 minute ride to work this morning). To that end I've ordered some HVMP 12 ouncers to see if they eliminate it totally.
All of the "research" (clutch in and out, low speed high revs, high speed low revs, on stand off stand, in neutral slow rev increase and such) I've done suggests this is coming from the engine the ONLY thing I can see that is different on my bike compared to others is I have the yammy OEM engine case protector thing's and I've not tried taking them off yet.
This leads me to my ultimate point - lots of guys complain about the vibes - lots of others don't get it at all. Surely the tolerance to vibration can't be that different between individuals?? I've had guys at work feel the bike and they agree - it vibrates badly. Given a vibration tolerance of say +- 20% you'd still feel it so:
Maybe it has something to do with optional extras???
In a fair world load of other posts will appear that say I've got yammy OEM engine case protector thing's and my bike vibrates or I haven't got yammy OEM engine case protector thing's and my vibration is fine.
Can those of you that suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Can those of you that don't suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Thanks
Some moan of vibes - some day it's OK, I'd like to try and find out why!
Can those of you that suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Can those of you that don't suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Full Post:
A much covered subject here and throughout the internet it seems:
http://mt09.motorcycle-talk.com/forum/mt-09-tracer-general-discussion/2716-bad-vibes.html
http://mt09.motorcycle-talk.com/forum/mt-09-tracer-general-discussion/3521-vibration-hands.html
http://mt09.motorcycle-talk.com/forum/mt-09-general-discussion/3675-anti-vibration-grips.html
I've had this bike from new and noticed the vibes on the test ride but didn't really think much of it. Now, 18 months and 15k miles later it is the bain of my riding existence! For the first 10k I'd only been doing my daily commute of 15 miles each way so barely noticed but over the last 5k I've been doing longer trips. One was a 300+ mile round trip from Kent to Durham.
By the time I got back from that trip my hands felt like I'd been using a petrol angle grinder for 24 hours solid and I decided enough is enough!
I've spoken to the dealer and they didn't seem to interested in doing anything about it! I've spoken to Yamaha and they don't seem interested in the slightest I mean, they've got my cash now so screw you eh!
The first thing people always say is "you're holding on too tight" - no I'm not because this vibration comes through when you ride no handed and just put your fingertip gently on the grips. This vibration makes the mirrors blur. This vibration makes both the front and rear pegs vibrate so grip has little to do with it.
Being an excellent mechanic I recently did a full 10k service (left valve clearances alone as there is no noise) including most importantly, balancing the throttle bodies! This has made a bit of a difference (they where out by quite a bit I don't think the dealer balanced them at the 600 service).
The hand guards are off - I agree with others on these they make the bike feel much heavier than it actually is and don't really do much to protect your hands!
Removing the hand guards exposed the OEM bar weights that are stupid light (less than an ounce) so I replaced them with these:
These weigh in at just shy of 8 ounces per side and have gone some distance to reducing the vibration but it still there - destroying my soul EVERY time I ride the bike (it's 14:30 now and my right hand is still buzzing from the 30 minute ride to work this morning). To that end I've ordered some HVMP 12 ouncers to see if they eliminate it totally.
All of the "research" (clutch in and out, low speed high revs, high speed low revs, on stand off stand, in neutral slow rev increase and such) I've done suggests this is coming from the engine the ONLY thing I can see that is different on my bike compared to others is I have the yammy OEM engine case protector thing's and I've not tried taking them off yet.
This leads me to my ultimate point - lots of guys complain about the vibes - lots of others don't get it at all. Surely the tolerance to vibration can't be that different between individuals?? I've had guys at work feel the bike and they agree - it vibrates badly. Given a vibration tolerance of say +- 20% you'd still feel it so:
Maybe it has something to do with optional extras???
In a fair world load of other posts will appear that say I've got yammy OEM engine case protector thing's and my bike vibrates or I haven't got yammy OEM engine case protector thing's and my vibration is fine.
Can those of you that suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Can those of you that don't suffer from vibration post a list of what yammy extras or mods you have?
Thanks