Drive line vibration.

[msshevlin]

A friend has a 2009 gold wing, DFT conversion, 39,000 miles. Last year on a Great Lakes circle tour he started getting a vibration that continued to get worse. Feels like coming from the middle driveline area. I suspect a U-joint but a trike builder says there is an adapter in the wings rearend for the 2nd axle. Anyone have experience with these?

 

[Gorilla]

Honda guys jump on this please.

 

[pwhoever]

There has to be some kind of joint somewhere on the driveshaft as the output shaft for the motor is offset. I can't see the shaft being able to run to the rear differential without one. On the CSC trikes, there are 2 u-joints. 1 right after the output shaft and one that bolts up to the yoke on the front of the rear end. Have you physically inspected the driveshaft to see?

 

[pwhoever]

I did stumble on this place and maybe reach out to them.

DFT Trike Conversion Kits

And a place that's listed on Google as DFT Trikes. No website listed but the phone number comes up in Google maps.

DFT-Trikes · Addison, Illinois

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Marc H]

DFT is its own animal as far as I know.They use alot of the original parts but exactly how I don't know. https://nebula.wsimg.com/daf9a21590...796330B167A85EE6A&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 https://nebula.wsimg.com/b5999bd3e6...796330B167A85EE6A&disposition=0&alloworigin=1