jpcfjr
Well-known member
I have solved ALL the vibration (buzzing, whatever the hell else you want to call it) issues with my '09 FJR. No, I didn't sell the bike and buy a Kawasaki. I saw NO improvement with tightening engine bolts. And I didn't buy any fancy grips with gel designed by NASA. So what did I do?
Well, before I answer that, I'll say that many of you already know the answer. However, when I was tryng to solve this, I never saw written what I am about to write. So here it is...:
I eliminated ALL the vibration in this engine by beating the living snot out of it at Deals Gap for two days. In that two days, I spent nearly 200 miles above 5,000 RPM and mostly above 6,000 and all the way up to red line on many occasions. Now, the engine is silky smooth all the way up to 9,000 RPM and I can no longer tell when I hit 4,000 without looking at the tach. Furthermore, on the way home Sunday I AVERAGED 50.2 MPG on the readout which is probably about 2% low as a result of the SpeedoHealer corrected speed (ODO now reads about 2% low while the speed is spot on...go figure). So my MPG is probably over 51 which is ridiculous because I don't drive slow.
So bottom line, I had simply not broken this engine in the way it really needed to be before the Deals Gap trip. Those of you that already knew this will say, "well DUH" but for the rest of you with vibration issues, give this a try before you decide to live with the vibration or sell the bike.
I loved my bike before, now I give it a ******** each night!
I should also point out that I went to synthetic oil before this trip and I noticed a little reduction in vibration just with that. However, clearly the engine needed to be spanked and spanked hard. I say drive it like you stole it!
Well, before I answer that, I'll say that many of you already know the answer. However, when I was tryng to solve this, I never saw written what I am about to write. So here it is...:
I eliminated ALL the vibration in this engine by beating the living snot out of it at Deals Gap for two days. In that two days, I spent nearly 200 miles above 5,000 RPM and mostly above 6,000 and all the way up to red line on many occasions. Now, the engine is silky smooth all the way up to 9,000 RPM and I can no longer tell when I hit 4,000 without looking at the tach. Furthermore, on the way home Sunday I AVERAGED 50.2 MPG on the readout which is probably about 2% low as a result of the SpeedoHealer corrected speed (ODO now reads about 2% low while the speed is spot on...go figure). So my MPG is probably over 51 which is ridiculous because I don't drive slow.
So bottom line, I had simply not broken this engine in the way it really needed to be before the Deals Gap trip. Those of you that already knew this will say, "well DUH" but for the rest of you with vibration issues, give this a try before you decide to live with the vibration or sell the bike.
I loved my bike before, now I give it a ******** each night!
I should also point out that I went to synthetic oil before this trip and I noticed a little reduction in vibration just with that. However, clearly the engine needed to be spanked and spanked hard. I say drive it like you stole it!
