Slip ons and vibration?

blkbrdrydr · 11-28-2006, 8:55 PM

Several months ago, I removed my PCII, Micron slip ons, and K&N air filter in order to reinstall a Honda air filter and OEM mufflers.

Well... several days ago, I was looking at the Microns and noticing how good they looked, decided to reinstall them on the bike along with the K&N filter. After riding a few hundred miles, it almost seemed to feel as if the slip ons had caused some noticeable vibration in the footpegs and in the handgrips. Therefore, I removed them and reinstalled the OEM mufflers again.

Has anyone experienced, or imagined that they experienced, an increase in vibration when using slip ons?

davesxx01 · 11-28-2006, 9:04 PM

Most definately, with my Yosh's, they slightly rubbed the swingarm!

Had to majorly adjust them to the point they looked canted out from the rear.

Warchild · 11-28-2006, 9:14 PM

For a brief period after installing the Erion Racing slip-ons, I thought I detected a slight increase in vibes in and about the footpegs, but it seemed to disappear after a couple hundred miles...

Perhaps the mid-pipe and slip-on joints where doing some 'settling" during this period, I dunno...

blkbrdrydr · 11-29-2006, 12:05 AM

DAMN.... I thought that I was imagining it.

Thanks

tripledigits · 11-29-2006, 8:58 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if the extra weight of the stock cans dampens some vibration, just like handlebar weights.

Jette · 11-29-2006, 12:16 PM

Anyone have a link with all the audio notes of the various pipes?

blkbrdrydr · 11-29-2006, 7:33 PM

Here's plenty of tunes to listen to.

BIRD downloads

airborneXX · 11-29-2006, 8:54 PM

After going back to stock from having the CF Microns I notice much less vibration. I can also hear my chain and CCT

AnimalMother · 11-30-2006, 7:03 AM

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Originally Posted by blkbrdrydr

Here's plenty of tunes to listen to.

BIRD downloads

Very cool

I personally liked Joe's Vance and Hines pipes along with the Blueflame one. When it comes down to it though, I still love the sound of the stockers

chaserkeywest · 11-30-2006, 10:52 AM

What I have noticed about some/many after market End Cans is that the crappy," plumbers strap" brackets/hangers allow, movement,vibration, rubbing on swing arm, axel nut.

Sometimes the poor attemp at making a Center Stand hold off is Micky Mouse.

The" universal " nature of some of these Cans/ Brackets really in " MY Opinion" is the reason, not really alot of engineering here.

Lots of these cans, and that is a good discription, "Cans" are sheet metal, pop revits, and a decal.

Don't mean to Flame anyone, just my personal observation.

Razor · 12-03-2006, 11:48 AM

Had to take my microns off my 03 BlackBird.they lined yp good but hit the swing arm on a test ride.Not happy now i have a hole in one of the slip ons and a chunk out of my swingarm

airborneXX · 12-03-2006, 3:20 PM

Mine were nowhere near the swingarm, did yours come loose or something?

Now the asphalt did manage to tear the living shit out my right one

Aiki · 12-03-2006, 4:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkbrdrydr

Here's plenty of tunes to listen to.

BIRD downloads

no Yosh's

has somebody a MP3 file from those cans.

BLKBRD · 12-22-2006, 4:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tripledigits

I wouldn't be surprised if the extra weight of the stock cans dampens some vibration, just like handlebar weights.

+1 on this explanation...I noticed a little more buzz with the Scorpions...but not bad at all.

BDAZXX · 12-22-2006, 4:22 PM

If you guys would go to the trouble of rubber mounting your brackets you wouldn't have any vibes. I had my Rens rubber mounted and felt no increased vibration what so ever. Plus lost 15-20lbs of weight by putting on the Renegades.