Thats not even high RPM and ya, they shake a lot. Try not to lug it below 2500rpm that's how to kill a Buell.
If it bugs you, try different bars or softer grips? I don't know if those little bar end weights the I-4's have would help you?
New rider, and new-to-me bike which is an XB12SCg.
If I'm doing some spirited riding, I feel some vibrating/buzzing when taking the bike up between 4.5-6k rpm to shift.
Is this normal for our low-reving thunderstorm engines?
*note: this is particularly felt in 1st gear going into 2nd
Last edited by AC_Schnitzel; 09-25-2018 at 05:22 PM.
Thats not even high RPM and ya, they shake a lot. Try not to lug it below 2500rpm that's how to kill a Buell.
If it bugs you, try different bars or softer grips? I don't know if those little bar end weights the I-4's have would help you?
Oh doesn't bug me... just wanted to make sure that was normal and that my mounts or something else needed to be replaced.
Thanks for the info!
If I'm doing some spirited riding, I feel some vibrating/buzzing when taking the bike up between 4.5-6k rpm to shift.
an air-cooled or liquid-cooled 45 degree V-twin absolutely positively CANNOT buzz. an impossibility. it can only "vibrate" or produce rocking-couple shaking. i could dazzle you with a wide array of reasons why an engine "buzzes" and which engines in particular prone to that phenomenon but an XB engine can't and won't. if your XB is "buzzing" at a particular rpm you've got a problem needing immediate attention from someone who thoroughly knows these bikes and also knows where to look and what to look for.
You doubt there is anything wrong with your bike but you created a thread asking if it was normal ? Hmmmm.
If people would list the area they're from it would help a lot. Then you would know who is around you that might be able to help or just give an opinion in person.
Right on -- added my location.
Hard to get across the problem over the internet obviously. Took a ride this morning and it definitely feels like vibration rather than a buzzing. Just a stronger vibration in the upper RPMs which are more pronounced in first gear than any other gears. I just have nothing to compare it to as I've never ridden another motorcycle, especially a 45deg V-Twin.