What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

Yes it was, first time we've actually seen his ship moving

 

I have mentioned it (not to the Captain) I won't tell you what the reply was

 

Took my Low Rider S for a little afternoon cruise with a riding buddy. Just a local ride to get some riding fitness back but also to see whether balancing my rear wheel resolved the "ripple effect" pulsating sensation that appears at about 50mph. The first time I felt it, my first thought was wondering whether the road had been repaved but they didn't get it smoothed out. It has been a mystery that no one has been able to figure out. And unfortunately it wasn't the wheel. Well, at least I now know that both my wheels are balanced and bearings are fine.

Several people have suggested harmonics might be the cause. Does anyone know anything about this? I'd sure like to have a reason for the sensations the bike produces. Or maybe I'll never know. The intensity of the sensation is subtle but a bit distracting. None of the techs who have test ridden it (nor a good riding buddy) have felt it but have suggested might be related to rider weight since all of them are nearly double my body weight. The ripple or wave sensation is more noticeable on very smooth pavement...not that we have much of that around here. Maybe that's a silver lining? It does seem a bit better after the wheel being balanced but that might be just wishful thinking. If I knew this was just part of this bike I could probably just relax, especially if I know it's not a safety issue. And I could even hum a few tunes along with the beat.

A pic from today's ride when I got home. Not the most interesting background but we didn't stop along the route. Don't tell Mr. Sandi what I said about the photo background since that's his truck and he loves it.

 

That's a weird one @Sandi T It might be an idea to test ride another low rider to see if it's the same. I'm not sure what your friends mean when they say harmonics might be the cause?, Did you get the same sensation with the standard exhaust? also you could try increasing/decreasing the rear suspension. Would it maybe be because of your surgery you're arm is now super sensitive to vibrations although the fact that it's happening on smooth surfaces wouldn't make sense? If your friends are suggesting it could be something to do with your weight try putting a tail pack on with a lot of weight in it and see if it feels any different. Is the pulsating from all over the bike or just at the front/rear? keep us informed Sandi and hopefully you can find the cause of this.

 

@Sandi T Another option (albeit an expensive trial) is to replace the tyres and see if it's still there.

 

The ZX-10 finally got out today, albeit on the back of a trailer
But it was worth it.

 

Nice power gains there, did they slip a 1200 in there while you weren’t looking

 

New pipe arrived

 

Those wheels look very similar the the PVM ones I had on my speed triple

 

I took the Tuono for MOT this morning. No issues, so that's it for another 12 months. Just need some good riding weather now.

 

That looks LOUD !!!

 

I hope not, the bike has a great induction roar and I dont want to drown it out, so baffles are in. Haven't actually started yet

 

Thanks to you, @Dougie D, and to @Helmut Visor, for your thoughts about potential causes for the wave-like vibrations I feel from my Low Rider S. I have a call in to my dealership's service manager to talk with him since I haven't yet him know that the wheel balancing hasn't resolved the issue.

However, I do think that the intensity (which was fairly subtle to begin with) may be somewhat less after the wheel balancing. So I have a question for you two. I only have 1600 miles on the bike but could riding it for all those miles with an unbalanced wheel have affected the integrity or wear on that tire and be contributing to the vibration continued problem? Just trying to think of everything--which is funny since I so little about tech-related issues. My universe of "everything" is pretty small. Thanks for your thoughts and advice.

 

It usually means the wear would be uneven therefore affecting the handling and like you say would probably result in some extra vibrations

 

Haven't ridden it since I put the pipe on, been snowing here, but it nearly the weekend and the snows gone. Bitter cold though

 

Today I rode my H-D Low Rider S when Mr. Sandi and I joined five of our best-est riding buddies for a lovely breakfast ride. We had gorgeous weather with starting temps in the high 60ºsF and temps in the low 80ºs by the time we arrived back home.


We rode over Gates Pass in the Tucson Mountains to one of our Covid-era staple breakfast joints, Coyote Pause. Some of you may recognize this place by now. We actually haven't been to Coyote Pause for awhile nor the great route we take to get home (the long way) after catching up with everyone over coffee. I'd be happy to ride this route through Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park West every week for the rest of my riding days!





We had a decent assortment of motorcycles on today's ride.......

From left to right--(my) 2020 Low Rider S, 2019 BMW R 1250 GS, 2018 H-D Sport Glide


From left to right--2018 H-D Heritage Classic, 2017 H-D Street Glide, 2015 Indian Scout, 2020 Kawasaki Ninja 400


And our buddy's Victory Hammer, circa 2008 This is our friend that has a 2006 (I think) Triumph Rocket III. He marches (and parks) to the beat of his own drummer.


Though more people are starting to dine indoors, we still chose to eat out in the courtyard. And everyone in our group has now had both jabs with the last two getting their 2nd shots this past week. As you can see, we are now more comfortable not wearing masks because of that. But...yep. Still outdoors.


Although we've had precious little rain this spring in the Sonoran Desert, we are starting to see some beautiful wildflowers lately. This is a bloom on a hedgehog cactus sharing space with a pink penstamon.


As I mentioned previously, the route we take home from Coyote Pause is terrific! Each time I do this ride I count my blessings that there's a national park right in our back yard. These two photos are not ones that I took but ones I found on Google Images that were taken on the route that we rode this morning.

 

Stopped off at The Dalmunzie Castle Hotel (Pronounced Dalmung- eh) near the Spittal of Glenshee

 

A little run out with some lunch in the topbox. Chesterfield canal at Drakeholes near Gainsborough.

Can you tell my other interest is boating?