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Posted by moosewing3
- June 01, 2014, 15:46:54 PMWhere do you get the rubber for this mod? Is there a how to on here anywhere?
Posted by greenbarn
- May 28, 2014, 11:19:17 AMIt's on the lift table, getting ready to tear down for my Mod list... rubber mount is on the list.
Posted by chief
- May 28, 2014, 09:06:52 AMThe vibration is coming from the hard-mounted pipes. You have a rubber-mounted engine being strapped down by the pipe hangers... BELIEVE ME this does NOT work. Do the mod to rubber mount the exhaust right away. Its easy and quick.
Posted by Drift1
- May 26, 2014, 21:00:05 PMLOL GB .... I know the feeling as I did the same thing . I'm cruising along thinking I'm doing 60/65 look down and I'm pushing 85 
.... Once you check the torque and rubber mount the exhaust the grips should do the trick . I think you'll like the ISO grips as there bigger round and very comfy . I've had no problems with my hands going numb once I changed to these grips .
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 26, 2014, 20:53:54 PMlol thanks GB,
QuoteI see they make golf club grips, so I figured Ratman would have them...
was never a fan of Avon grips as in the damp humid days they get slippery and hard to grip properly, so I like Winn grips and Golf Pride, and both those are the best to work with also.....
Posted by greenbarn
- May 26, 2014, 20:49:54 PMYea, the 1500 is S--M--O--O--T---H at higher speeds. The other day, I was meeting up with a buddy to go on a ride, and when I looked down I was doing 80, and didn't even realize it. I don't have that problem with the 800... It does vibrate a bit more at top-end, but not bad at all. The 1500 is definitely a low-rpm issue - I was hoping that the rubber exhaust mount and the re-torquing the motor mount will take care of it. I want to put grips on anyway - I like the bigger grips better anyway.
Has anybody tried the Avon air-cushioned grips??? I see they make golf club grips, so I figured Ratman would have them...
Posted by Drift1
- May 26, 2014, 20:39:45 PMGB I'd have to believe the majority of your problem is the hard mount . The ISO grips will help out , but I'm not to sure how well with the vibration your talking . I have these grips on both bikes and absolutely love the difference they have made . The 1500 came with them installed already , but I'm also not experiencing the bad vibration you are . I have more vibration in the 800 at high speed that is 72+ mph and the 1500 is like troll said , " smooth as glass " , but that's a whole nother story ...... LOL 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 26, 2014, 11:47:34 AMSeriously I went to the ISO grips and they made a big difference.
Posted by pcarrell
- May 26, 2014, 09:38:22 AMI got ISO Grips that I covered with leather, and then got some gloves with gel palms.......problem solved!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 26, 2014, 08:57:09 AMQuotebe like one of them shake things to lose weight from the 60's ......... just think of the weight you can lose in the parking lot......At certain idle speeds/conditions, it makes the whole windscreen shake
Posted by greenbarn
- May 26, 2014, 07:42:29 AMThat motor mount was supposed to be #4 - I remembered reading your earlier post on how much difference that made. Definitely going to check that. At certain idle speeds/conditions, it makes the whole windscreen shake. Enough to make any Harley owner proud...
Posted by Troll
- May 26, 2014, 06:49:42 AMCheck the motor mount through bolt torque, but yeah, they have a V2 "rumble" at lower speeds. Mine has a particular vibe right at 55, but that goes away by 60, and smooth as glass after that...The torque on the through bolts is 33 lb/ft. Too tight, and they will take the insulation out of the mount, too loose, and the engine will shake too much. The hard mounted pipes will put a lot into the frame...I had that problem until I made the soft mount for my peace pipe...
Posted by greenbarn
- May 25, 2014, 22:50:34 PMI haven't had time to tear down the 1500 to start mods and fixes, so I put the parts I had tore off the 1500 back on, put the new battery in, and did some riding. There are tons of things I like about it, but several things I need to fix.
One is the terrible vibration I get, compared to the 800. Bad numb-hands. I noticed a few things that I'm going to fix:
1) roadhouse exhaust - hard mounted -- FIX: rubber mount
2) grips are quite a bit smaller than my 800's and although they're foam-covered, it's kind of thin- not great-- FIX: I'm putting on either Iso bars or Avon's.
3) handle bar position makes me lean forward too much, too much weight on hands -- FIX: either new bars or risers - topic of another thread.
Is there anything else I should be looking at?? The vibration is pretty bad, especially at idle and low RPMS. For a while, I thought I had gotten a harley 
... Vibration is bad when your in a gear where the RPMs are low for the speed your at. Better at highway speed/RPM. Is some of this just inherent to the 1500 vs. the 800 (I don't have much vibration in the 800)?? Or is there something else I should be checking out?
Thanks in advance.