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Fredwrench

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Mirror Distortion
« on: February 11, 2010, 01:24:31 PM »

Does anybody else have this problem? Starts at about 2000 RPM and gets progressively worse. Sometimes i can't even count the headlights of the rest of the group. Thanks for any help.
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Re: Mirror Distortion
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2010, 02:01:33 PM »

Hmmm, interesting... there are several threads in the FXDSE board about mirrors shaking..

2007 FXDSE shaking mirrors

Does any one have advice for Shaking mirrors?

Another Mirror Shaking Issue

And one in that board about an owner that switched to the FXDSE2 mirrors to get rid of the shake..

installed fxdse2 mirrors... WOW

Do you still have the stock mirrors on your bike, did this just start?... Just wondering if it's related to something other then the mirrors themself. :nixweiss:

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Re: Mirror Distortion
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2010, 02:29:41 PM »


The handlebars are rubber mounted; make sure nothing is grounded out allowing excess vibration to reach the bars and thus the mirrors.

'd00d makes a good point as well, it may be that the CVO mirrors are more prone to vibration than the stocker's, just like the case with the Dyna mirrors.  Haven't read any reports from other Springer riders on this yet, hopefully the Springer folks will chime in shortly.


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Re: Mirror Distortion
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2010, 03:26:53 PM »

I read most of the posts from the Dyna thread. The fix was to install "bullet mirrors". That's OEM for my bike. The problem has been there from the start. The bars sure don't feel rubber mounted.
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Re: Mirror Distortion
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2010, 04:53:07 PM »


I may be wrong about the rubber mounting on the Springer, now that I think about it.  The regular Dyna/Softail/Touring models have rubber bushings in the risers, but I can't say for certain if that is also true of the Springer's.  Need a Springer expert to jump in here.

If you do have riser bushings, and nothing is grounded causing the vibes to travel to the bars and then the mirrors unimpeded, it may be worth the effort to try a set of aftermarket polyurethane bushings.  Another option is something called a "bar snake", which is a device placed in the bars at both ends to change the natural frequency of the bars. 

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