04-18-2015, 10:07 AM
My 2014 DLX is supremely smooth at just about any rpm. That said I believe it may be a perception issue. What is smooth to me may feel like a ride on a 441 BSA Victor to a mortal man.
I have been riding 45+ years. Many of those years were on large displacement British parallel twins. The absolute definition of vibrators. So maybe I have a high tolerance for annoying vibration. Anyway my other bike is a Moto Guzzi Griso, 1200cc's of twisting force. At idle it shakes like a paint mixer at Home Depot, as the revs build it smooth's out beautifully. Anyway vibration like the OP described is strange, especially the part about "I've run it up and pulled in the clutch; and it all goes away." So it only vibrates under load?
I have been riding 45+ years. Many of those years were on large displacement British parallel twins. The absolute definition of vibrators. So maybe I have a high tolerance for annoying vibration. Anyway my other bike is a Moto Guzzi Griso, 1200cc's of twisting force. At idle it shakes like a paint mixer at Home Depot, as the revs build it smooth's out beautifully. Anyway vibration like the OP described is strange, especially the part about "I've run it up and pulled in the clutch; and it all goes away." So it only vibrates under load?