2015 V7 special, When I bought the bike I got the crash bar option from the dealership. After a few hundred miles I noticed alot of vibration in-between 4k and 5k in any gear, I didn't think too much of it until I started hearing a rattle sound too. Tracking it down I found out it was the broken frame bolt rattling around (pictured) I went to a hardware store and bought a steel bolt to replace the aluminum one and not even 50 miles later the bolt on the other side breaks too. I went and bought another steel bolt but removed the crash bar completely. The bike still does vibrate a bit more in-between 4k and 5k but not anywhere near as bad as with the bar on, I figure this little bit of vibration is what caused the bar to break the bolts.
Has this happened to anyone else with a crash bar? I would really like to put it back on but the vibration is too bad and I dont want it snapping any more bolts. I do mostly freeway riding at 70-75mph which is right at around 4500rpm.
maybe Ill have to get a different crash bar?
Has this happened to anyone else with a crash bar? I would really like to put it back on but the vibration is too bad and I dont want it snapping any more bolts. I do mostly freeway riding at 70-75mph which is right at around 4500rpm.
maybe Ill have to get a different crash bar?