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View Poll Results: Stock Spring plate, has it gone bad on you
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5th November 2013
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,008 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883N Sportster/Buell Year: 2010
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I replaced mine at about 9k when I burned the clutch out; spring plate still appeared to be good.
-m
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5th November 2013
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Biker
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 7 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 C Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
Reputation: 10
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I just replaced mine at 20,250 miles with Energy1 due to spring plate failure. I have a 2005 XL1200C.
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5th November 2013
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Keyport, NJ
Posts: 2,689 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Street 500 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2016
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29,000 miles. Don't know if my bike could even do a wheelie or a burnout. I have won a few slow-ride races, though.
IMHO, the spring plate in the rubber mounts is suffering the perils of some of the vibrations that are no longer being transmitted to the rider, mirrors, seats, etc. Don't they call the mounts "isolators?" They don't eliminate the vibrations...they just keep them from going certain places. They gotta go somewhere - why not the spring plate?
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5th November 2013
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Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,304 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1991
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O.R. John
29,000 miles. Don't know if my bike could even do a wheelie or a burnout. I have won a few slow-ride races, though.
IMHO, the spring plate in the rubber mounts is suffering the perils of some of the vibrations that are no longer being transmitted to the rider, mirrors, seats, etc. Don't they call the mounts "isolators?" They don't eliminate the vibrations...they just keep them from going certain places. They gotta go somewhere - why not the spring plate?
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I've wondered the same thing, plus the possible change of manufacturer and/or location of manufacture?
It does make sense, the stress and shock of shifting got transmitted somewhat to the frame with solid mounts. Now it just resonates back and forth within the engine. The old handlebar "buzz" could now take place in the spring plate.
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5th November 2013
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Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: southwest lower michigan..
Posts: 2,390 Sportster/Buell Model: xl 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2008 Other Motorcycle Model: kz750 Other Motorcycle Year: 1976
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08 36,000 miles...burnouts,holeshots,wheelies, 2-up,mountains...it's seen it all....Just changed out the clutch before doing the 1250 and it wasn't far off from exploding...Rivets extremely loose no spring left in it....Went with the energy1 and its much better than stock..
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5th November 2013
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Biker
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 21 Sportster/Buell Model: 883/1250 Sportster/Buell Year: 2001 Other Motorcycle Model: honda vtr1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 1998
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no problems with my solid mount yet, springs are a bit soft and the main spring isn't really doing that well. With the extra power it is now making since getting hammered I will install an already purchased energy one extra plate kit with a stiffer spring. This will eliminate it altogether, as I have had miserable luck with those springs in my DYNAs and FXRs. But those bikes were used for drag racing and it was already set up to move on to a Rivera pro clutch .
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5th November 2013
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XL Forum Gold Supporting Vendor
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Red Banks, MS
Posts: 5,488 Sportster/Buell Model: 883L Sportster/Buell Year: 2009
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09 883 Just replaced mine at 25k with an Energy One. Was working fine prior to the 1250 conversion.
I was expecting the brass rivets to be in pieces...but they were still nice an snug. Plenty of meet left on the plates.
I do wheelies, burn-outs, slow races, and use gearing for braking as much as I do the brakes. For what I put it through I expected it to be in bad shape. It wasn't. But the 883 spring could not hold the NRHS 1250 conversion.
Kevin
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5th November 2013
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 2,831 Sportster/Buell Model: xl1200l Sportster/Buell Year: 2007
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Plate from an 07. Shortly after my 1250. Maybe 20 ish thousand on the clock. Don't recall exactly.
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5th November 2013
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Keyport, NJ
Posts: 2,689 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Street 500 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by onebrkbstrd
Plate from an 07. Shortly after my 1250. Maybe 20 ish thousand on the clock. Don't recall exactly.
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Your photo looks all too familiar.  |
5th November 2013
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Know It All
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Glasgow, KY
Posts: 179 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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I don't suspect the original owner abused the bike in any way, but since he rode to work in Indianapolis I'd say there was plenty of stop-and-go. I'm absolutely tickled with my new clutch.
Sarah
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