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Old 07-23-2008, 01:07 PM
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CAn anyone give me advice on how to get the woble out of the front end of my brand new Street Gluide. Dealership tells me that their mech. cant take the bike over 70 mph and the bike has a bad wobble at 85 to 100 mph. has anyone else expwerienced this sort of problem. Also bike pulls to the left if you take hands of of the handle bars, but they think they can fix that problem.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:11 PM
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lots of things can contribute to wobble.&nbsp\\; Are you sure it isn't the wind pushing you around and your movement is transmitting to the bars, thus creating wobble?
Has "fall away" been checked?
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:16 PM
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Are the wheels laced? Buddy had a bad high speed wobble on his Softail standard. Turned out to be loose spokes in the back wheel.
 
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What year model is it?

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It's a 2008 Street Glide 2000 miles on it
 
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Default RE: Wobble in front end

You bought the wrong bike buddy if you wanna ride at those speeds.
 
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Default RE: Wobble in front end

It happens with some bikes. I had a BMW that would shake its head on decelleration badly. Never got it out.
Check the tires for uneven wear by running you hand on tread BACKWARD.
Check Both tires for pressure .
Loose swing arm, A binding caliper, Axle nut torque.
The only bike that never had any of these were my Harleys.
 
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Try to avoid running over WOLBELS, they will screw up your frontend![&:]
 
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Default RE: Wobble in front end

Are those weeble wobbles your referring to?
 
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Default RE: Wobble in front end

Check yer rear wheel alignment..
Check yer fork fluids..
Check yer fork alignment.
The pulling left thing suggests it may be&nbsp\\;a rear wheeel alignment issue..
altho there are other things can cause the pulling..
but if it is and The dealer fixes that
That may fix the high speed wobble thing
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