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Front or Rear motor mounts gone bad but how do I tell which ones?

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Old 06-09-2016, 12:32 AM
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Default Front or Rear motor mounts gone bad but how do I tell which ones?

I am coming to the realization that the motor mounts are bad. I can tell they are bad or going bad cause the whole bike shakes like a hot momma on a dance pole and feels like one with my hand on her *** twerking it. Damn I had so many bolts,nuts and screws fall off the thing that I should open a savings account to spend on replacing them considering how many I've had to replace so far. So here what I'm asking guys how can I track down which one the culprit is?




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Old 06-09-2016, 04:42 AM
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If it's a dyna, look to see if the mounts are contacting (rubber to metal) or look at the gap between the front head and the frame rail. You should just about be able to get your finger in between
 
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Old 06-09-2016, 08:14 AM
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Joe, I just changed mine (Front only 98 King). It was bouncing around a lot at idle. It was really soft rubber. I would have thought being a original mount it would have got hard over time but it was not the case. I used the Buell mount part number
L0501.8
 
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