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R18B/TC - Dash Rattle

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fleabag

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Does your dash rattle? Mine does when I go over rough roads. I took the Bezel off and put some foam tape around it, but I still haven’t been able to track it down. Annoying. Once the rains stop I’ll take the bezel off and ride around to see if it goes away. I’m curious if anyone else has this.
 
Rattles can be difficult to trace. Try pressing on various spots to see if it'll make it go away.
I’ve pressed on the TFT/Bezel area and I’m pretty sure it went away. But then, in order to be scientific I would have to go over the same bumps at the same speed again :-). But really, just checking in to see if anyone else has this.
 
Not sure if you had any work performed, that required taking the fairing apart; perhaps, TFT protective screen, added Auxiliary Lights, swapped Directionals, Headlight recall campaign, etc..

I find missing screws and such after work is performed from my BMW service shop; perhaps, download the TFT protective installation document and disassemble your fairing and make sure all screws are accounted for.. if we were betting.. I would guess the hidden screw for the fairing speaker assembly is missing..

I found the GPS antenna flopping around under my dash after the headlight work was performed.. I was pissed and reminded why I do my own maintenance within my mechanical abilities - nobody cares more about my bike than I do..
 
Not sure if you had any work performed, that required taking the fairing apart; perhaps, TFT protective screen, added Auxiliary Lights, swapped Directionals, Headlight recall campaign, etc..

I find missing screws and such after work is performed from my BMW service shop; perhaps, download the TFT protective installation document and disassemble your fairing and make sure all screws are accounted for.. if we were betting.. I would guess the hidden screw for the fairing speaker assembly is missing..

I found the GPS antenna flopping around under my dash after the headlight work was performed.. I was pissed and reminded why I do my own maintenance within my mechanical abilities - nobody cares more about my bike than I do..
Lots of work done. Head light recall, I put on the Helibars, aux lights. I did look for loose screws and everything was tight and nothing was missing that I could see.
 
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