I would check steering head bearings, HD manual tells how, and also swing arm bushings. Those will cause the same issue, but in the rear. And, as firehawk said, check tire pressure. My Ultra gets wiggly when pressures are low. Its a bigger pain to check them on an ultra but 4lbs low can cause this issue.

 

Mine didn’t but yours might. When the bearings are at or near failure, they will produce odd sensations of instability because the axle shifts around.

 

All you need to do is lift the wheel off the ground and do a push pull on it holding firmly at the edge. If you feel any play then bearings have worn.

 

My right rear bearing went all at once, just checked them at the 35,000 mile check and it had about 37,000 when it went, you'll definitely feel it, it seems more like a front end wobble on straights when hitting a bump in particular. I figured immediately it was rear wheel or the swing arm.

Yours sounds more like tires-- wear, inflation, age, defects, etc. Do you have laced rims? Tight drive belts can cause issues. Perhaps bad tires could also wear the wheel bearings?

Jack it up and check for any wobbles, etc., it could be a combination of little issues.

 

Dittonnit feeling like it’s coming from the front.

 

^^^^^^^^
Wow - took me a few seconds to translate/recognize the slang, and I
claim to be able to speak Arkaneese....
(I am from Benton, not to be confused with Bentonville)

T.

 

Well, it seems it's really just a tire condition (though only 2 years old bike) and temperature (austere arabian winter ). Previously I used to over-inflate tires well (+0.5 atm, about 7..8 PSI over spec), but last weeks I pumped them almost by the book. Year ago I posted a thread about ambiguous readings from different manometers, so it's quite possible that all the time I thought I was "overinflating" - that was actually the right pressure.
Also, last two days after adding more pressure evening rides were fine, but night roads back home were accompanied by these strange sensations again. Well, here in UAE I completely forgot about seasonal changes, here are just summer and very-very summer.

 

Today I decided to install LED lights following the instructions from https://harley-insider.com/upgrades/...rley-davidson/. Will post the result here. I am so excited about my Harley that I started spending more time with it than with my family

 

One comment from those instructions If soldering is highly recommended why has the auto industry been crimping on connectors since the year dot?

What can happen with soldering depends on how the wires are tinned, how much solder wicks up the wire and how it is then supported. Just after where the solder finishes on the wire is potential failure point when subject to vibration.

The problem for the DIYer is getting the correct crimping tool and knowing how to use it. A good crimp tool even for limited use is not cheap. An industrial grade tool is around $1000.

 

Got out for a nice-ish ride on Saturday to give her another shakedown run after getting her back from the shop on Friday. Finally tried out my new heated gloves as well, and thank god I had them for the ride home. Even on medium heat my fingers were still getting cold on the highway. Only one person tried to run me off of the road up in Allentown, PA just before I got to SteelStacks. Didn't manage to get to the storage unit yet, but I did manage to get a can of ethanol-free gas on Sunday. Somehow I doubt it will be enough. Thank goodness the station is "only" 45 minutes away, so it's not too difficult to get more when needed.