Passenger complains about vibration

bubbacraft · 05-27-2008, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toanjo

Hey everyone, I have a small problem. My wife consistently complains that my 06 street bob w/ sundowner passenger pillion vibrates so much that she is too uncomfortable to ride it.

I dont notice any vibration in my seat at all, nor in the bike. I have read the other forum posts on vibration and I dont have any of the other problems discussed (my wheels dont vibrate, my rotors dont vibrate when I brake, etc).

I picked up the sundowner passenger pillion because it was the "cushiest" looking seat for a passenger.

Has anyone had similar problems (either with the bike or the wife)? Any suggestions, should I try a different seat? The bike is stock except for the pillion, forward controls, blinker relocation.

Would different exhaust help? Oh, I have also tried being very sensitive to what gear I am in, I have tried the revs low, the revs high, but no luck.

Told my wife about this problem she wants to know if we could trade bikes?

cdn-bigfoot · 05-28-2008, 01:55 AM

Came home from work today.

My bikes on the jack stand.

Gas tank is empty.

All my smokes are gone.

Wife made lasagna.... from scratch!

silentflyer · 05-28-2008, 07:17 AM

?????? I thought they LIKED the vibration!!!!!!!!

toanjo · 05-28-2008, 10:00 AM

Thanks everyone for all your advice. I am going to to try a different seat and a different set of pegs.

I also have another idea too if the new seat doesnt work. It seems to me that the seat bumper kit is made out of a very hard rubber material. Because of the hardness of the bumpers, they dont insulate the seat at all from the vibration off the fender. I think that I can probably rig up something to fit between the bumper and the seat to dampen this some. Maybe I can glue some soft rubber or something to the spots under the seat that make contact with the bumpers. I will have to look around my shop for materials that might work. It will be tricky because I dont want the seat to be elevated up too much.

One positive out of all of this is that we (my wife and I) are having a great time razzing each about the seat. I tell her that she should like all the vibration, and she tells me that she is not that kinda girl. It might be worth keeping the seat the way it is a few more weeks so that we can continue the debate.

Anyways thanks again guys!

DEP47 · 07-04-2008, 03:36 PM

My wife complains about the movement of the pegs with the swing arm and so do most of the passengers on my street Bob, seat is fine. Dose anyone make a kit to relocate the pegs to the frame to eliminate the pegs moving with the swing arm?

05-28-2008, 01:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
cdn-bigfoot Play The Throttle Ride: 2006 Dyna Street Bob Join Date: 2008, Mar 09 Location: I am CANADIAN Posts: 185	Re: Passenger complains about vibration Came home from work today. My bikes on the jack stand. Gas tank is empty. All my smokes are gone. Wife made lasagna.... from scratch! __________________ ...let em hear you comin'.

05-28-2008, 07:17 AM	#13 (permalink)
silentflyer Warming The Wheels Ride: 2003 softail Join Date: 2008, Mar 17 Posts: 137	Re: Passenger complains about vibration ?????? I thought they LIKED the vibration!!!!!!!!

05-28-2008, 10:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
toanjo Start The Engine Ride: 06 Street Bob Join Date: 2008, May 19 Posts: 40	Re: Passenger complains about vibration Thanks everyone for all your advice. I am going to to try a different seat and a different set of pegs. I also have another idea too if the new seat doesnt work. It seems to me that the seat bumper kit is made out of a very hard rubber material. Because of the hardness of the bumpers, they dont insulate the seat at all from the vibration off the fender. I think that I can probably rig up something to fit between the bumper and the seat to dampen this some. Maybe I can glue some soft rubber or something to the spots under the seat that make contact with the bumpers. I will have to look around my shop for materials that might work. It will be tricky because I dont want the seat to be elevated up too much. One positive out of all of this is that we (my wife and I) are having a great time razzing each about the seat. I tell her that she should like all the vibration, and she tells me that she is not that kinda girl. It might be worth keeping the seat the way it is a few more weeks so that we can continue the debate. Anyways thanks again guys!

07-04-2008, 03:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
DEP47 Start The Engine Ride: Street Bob Join Date: 2008, Jan 02 Posts: 12	Re: Passenger complains about vibration My wife complains about the movement of the pegs with the swing arm and so do most of the passengers on my street Bob, seat is fine. Dose anyone make a kit to relocate the pegs to the frame to eliminate the pegs moving with the swing arm?

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