01-16-2016, 05:59 AM
(01-16-2016, 03:18 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: My late model Bonnie was smoother than my v4 Honda and the rubber mounted 1200 Sportster I rode on vacation 2 years ago tingled my hands to the point of itching. I did ride a 1995 Dyna Convertible that was rubber mounted and felt smooth.
I think these things just affect people differently. I mean how many people are saying their bikes are smooth as silk and how many are saying their bikes are buzzy? It's not like EVERYONE is saying their bikes are smooth and not EVERYONE saying their bikes are buzzy. i don't even feel the "character" that Honda supposedly built into the bike on purpose at 3000 rpms. Maybe I am just numb from so many years of riding.
In another thread I asked a member about his FZ07 a Yamaha parallel twin 700cc. iT was on my radar as one of my final bikes, so I went and test rode one and came back and wrote a report here about the excessive vibrations I felt. It vibrated all the time from idle on up to me particularly from 3500 rpms and up, and because it's only a 700cc twin you spend a lot of time over 3500 rpms. The member with the FZ07 said his was smooth and the vibes never bothered him at all, which really suprised me given the results of my test ride. I thought it shook like a dog after a bath. Who can explain these things?
That pretty much sums things up from my perspective.