Re: Mirror Vibrations

[Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:35 PM 8/19/99 -0700, Duner Tor wrote:
>   Yesterday I had a chance to take the ST up to 120 and cruise while
>playing with the mirrors. An accident on I-90 had all the MHP occupied, so
>I felt safe.  The mirrors and the tips of the fairing were shaking
>violently at this speed, but placing my index finger on the fairing tip
>without much pressure,worked wonders in settling things down. Obviously,
>the tips are flimsy and with the added weight of the mirrors, not
>structurally sound. They need to be stiffer. What about inserting something
>stiff between the red bodywork and the black plastic behind it to minimize
>or eliminate the fluttering?

A small weight on each fairing tip may reduce the resonant frequency enough
to stop the vibration.  Haven't tried it yet, but that's my first suggestion.


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