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  # 11  
Old 08-06-09, 17:03
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Double check all your engine bolts are torqued up correctly. That made a big difference to mine
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Old 08-06-09, 21:50
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Double check all your engine bolts are torqued up correctly. That made a big difference to mine
could you be a bit specific as to which bolts you tightened. the vibration i experience is excesive i find it hard to believe its all to do with handlebar end weight. how bad was your vibration?
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Old 09-06-09, 11:31
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Check your chain tension as well.
I think that this has been covered before on here, but it really does make a huge difference to the way the bike rides and the amount of vibration felt through the whole bike.

My dealer wrongly adjusted my chain at the 600m service and it was way too tight,took me a little while to work out why the bike had changed so much especially on the motorway at higher RPM.
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Old 09-06-09, 19:02
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I'd second what sworks says.. When i first got the bike i thought the chain was far too loose and tightened it up a bit only to find that i needed to loosen it again after. When the bike is sat on its side stand the chain is so loose it looks abnormal but i believe thats the way it should be to allow for the massive suspension travel...
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Old 09-06-09, 19:27
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correct if i'm wrong but.......racers used to adjust the chain by doing an imaginary line from the centre of rear wheel thru suspension pivot and front sprocket centre. put some weight on bike 'the mrs and kids' and you should end up with about 1/2" of movement.
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Old 09-06-09, 20:20
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Mine was the front engine bolt, that the engine gaurds mount on to . Just above where the oli drain plug is for the oil in the frame
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Old 09-06-09, 20:33
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what sort of torque should this be scottnet?
thanks in advance.
ps. it must be your trip soon. have a great time.
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Old 13-09-09, 21:43
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Vibrations update - Resolved!

For those few unfortunate ones like me who have the bike vibrate - or I should say 'shakes' - around 3.5k and 4.5k rpm, I believe I have found a solution after over a year and 16k km.

Before I hand the answer to you, just to recap:
- to me, the bike 'shakes' more than 'vibrates' at that rpm range, the most intrusive is when it's full tank. This happened since day 1 with stock handlebar and bar-end weights, and I told the dealer's chief mechanic who told me it's because of the plastic tank, and we all know it's BS.

- Hoping some improvements, I then changed to Magura handlebar and no bar-end weight, but hope was dashed and the 'shaking' remains. I'm convinced this is beyond the normal vibration from a single cylinder bike.

- I had succeeded once by turning all the screws on and near the handlebar areas to the torque level according to the repair manual, but could not find that sweet spot again after I changed something.

- It did get smoother with age, but it was still annoying, it really took out the fun.

- After I discovered the bashplate cracked at the bolt area, which I hoped it was the cause of the shaking, the dealer replaced with a new one, but the vibration or the 'shaking' got worse.

- I took it back to the dealer, had them compared to their test bike, and finally they agreed reluctantly that there was something wrong, and called the chief mechanic of Yamaha Germany in Stuttgart to come take a look.

- He looked, insisted the bike was fine, but did agree the 'vibration' was too much in that rpm range. So he asked my dealer to: 1) adjust the EFI, and 2) give me a new bar-end weight which is different from the stock. This bar-end weight allows a long screw go through (not thread through) and even attach to the acerbis handguard anchor inside the handlebar.

- The adjustment and the bar-end weight helped, but the 'shaking' is still noticeably there.

- Then I stumbled onto this: www.vibranator.com. Funny name, but I thought I would give it a try with USD70, afterall it claims it has technology from helicopters.

- I installed the vibranator without the bar-end weight as I thought if it works on a helicopter, I need no bar-end weight.

- This vibranator alone does two things: 1) it kills whatever resonance at any rpm range, and 2) it shifts the 'shaking' range to a bit higher range.

- I uninstalled it, and reinstalled it WITH the bar-end weights this time. Smooth!! I no longer know where the 'shaking' range is or if it exists anymore. I rev the bike from idle to 6-7k rpm and I notice no annoying 'shaking' or wild vibration for that matter. It still works at full tank too, which is the ultimate test. Now as if the bike gets a new life, and I find a new level of fun with it.
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Old 14-09-09, 11:20
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Vibration

I think everybody's level of vibration differs......

The best way is to compare with other bikes...

On the weekend I was swapping over with my chum on his KTM990 2007
and upto 80Mph the Ten is far far smoother with less noticeable vibes.

Ofcourse if reving the bike past 5K then vibes become more of an issue.

My 09 XT is just so smooth........

The XT is a far more relaxing machine to ride than the KTM if you riding B roads or not in a rush.....

just my 5p worth!
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Old 14-09-09, 23:50
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Originally Posted by josephau View Post
For those few unfortunate ones like me who have the bike vibrate - or I should say 'shakes' - around 3.5k and 4.5k rpm, I believe I have found a solution after over a year and 16k km.

Before I hand the answer to you, just to recap:
- to me, the bike 'shakes' more than 'vibrates' at that rpm range, the most intrusive is when it's full tank. This happened since day 1 with stock handlebar and bar-end weights, and I told the dealer's chief mechanic who told me it's because of the plastic tank, and we all know it's BS.

- Hoping some improvements, I then changed to Magura handlebar and no bar-end weight, but hope was dashed and the 'shaking' remains. I'm convinced this is beyond the normal vibration from a single cylinder bike.

- I had succeeded once by turning all the screws on and near the handlebar areas to the torque level according to the repair manual, but could not find that sweet spot again after I changed something.

- It did get smoother with age, but it was still annoying, it really took out the fun.

- After I discovered the bashplate cracked at the bolt area, which I hoped it was the cause of the shaking, the dealer replaced with a new one, but the vibration or the 'shaking' got worse.

- I took it back to the dealer, had them compared to their test bike, and finally they agreed reluctantly that there was something wrong, and called the chief mechanic of Yamaha Germany in Stuttgart to come take a look.

- He looked, insisted the bike was fine, but did agree the 'vibration' was too much in that rpm range. So he asked my dealer to: 1) adjust the EFI, and 2) give me a new bar-end weight which is different from the stock. This bar-end weight allows a long screw go through (not thread through) and even attach to the acerbis handguard anchor inside the handlebar.

- The adjustment and the bar-end weight helped, but the 'shaking' is still noticeably there.

- Then I stumbled onto this: www.vibranator.com. Funny name, but I thought I would give it a try with USD70, afterall it claims it has technology from helicopters.

- I installed the vibranator without the bar-end weight as I thought if it works on a helicopter, I need no bar-end weight.

- This vibranator alone does two things: 1) it kills whatever resonance at any rpm range, and 2) it shifts the 'shaking' range to a bit higher range.

- I uninstalled it, and reinstalled it WITH the bar-end weights this time. Smooth!! I no longer know where the 'shaking' range is or if it exists anymore. I rev the bike from idle to 6-7k rpm and I notice no annoying 'shaking' or wild vibration for that matter. It still works at full tank too, which is the ultimate test. Now as if the bike gets a new life, and I find a new level of fun with it.
Nice find, any chance of some detailed photo's for me. Just interested on how it works & what it is made of.

Found these on on the net, does it look like one of these ones?

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=474298

http://xlforum.net/photopost/showfull.php?photo=42309
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