05-15-2022, 07:34 AM
(05-15-2022, 04:47 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: The '17 EX vibrates between 3,000-5,000. It's extremely smooth below 3,000, and smoother above 5,000 than it is between 3-5K. That's just how it is.
I would never describe its sixth gear, 75 mph cruising-speed buzzing as troublesome, however. I hate really nasty I4 buzz, and while this motor does buzz a bit, it's not to the level of being any sort of a problem at all. I rode plenty of 500+-mile days on the '17 EX, often droning away on the freeway, right in the heart of that 3-5 buzzy range, and it simply wasn't an issue.
The older I get, the more forums I read, the more I think that people wildly exaggerate issues with their bikes. If they notice something at all, anything at all, it immediately rises to the level of "hand numbing," "unrideable for more than a half hour," "a dealbreaker," etc. It's as if people forgot how motorcycles have always been, and how we as riders managed just fine on them before the advent of the internet, at which point everyone suddenly discovered that their bikes are beset with previously nonexistent problems.
Your bike is fine. Just ride it, get used to it, and enjoy it. If it's not actually malfunctioning, it's not a problem. It's a characteristic, and you'll learn to cope with it if you simply give yourself the chance.
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