What is this wobble???
#12
@Oldsoul79 One other point to make is your tires. Check the pressure often, and monitor wear, and keep a look for flat spots and cupping. I had a bit of a wobble, and new tires cleaned it up. On my '17 the rear tire had 'flattened' a bit. New tire - gone. On my 09, I'd had great luck with Metzlers previously, but it was a bias construction. I stupidly made the mistake of trying radials. "Why not? Better technology..?" Once I got to Sturgis after 5000 kilometers, the rear was tread-free [worn]. I talked to the Metzler rep, and he told me how our heavy Harley-Davidson motorcycles need bias-ply tires. I rode to Rapid City HD and got new tires front and rear - Dunlop. They gouged me too. Say what you will about Dunlop, but they're at every dealership in North America [or should be], whereas a Metzler, Avon, Michelin may not be as "ride-in" available...
So for me - Dunlop. Pretty good tire all around, and much more available if you need one on a road trip. This coupled with checking tire pressures every day, whether through a proven TPMS or belly down with your tire gauge.
Anyhow, sorry for being long-winded, just what my wobbles have been related to. Welcome to the Forums.
H
So for me - Dunlop. Pretty good tire all around, and much more available if you need one on a road trip. This coupled with checking tire pressures every day, whether through a proven TPMS or belly down with your tire gauge.
Anyhow, sorry for being long-winded, just what my wobbles have been related to. Welcome to the Forums.
H
#13
Proper adjustment of the steering head bearings is very important and is something that very often gets ignored. It has made a noticeable improvement in handling on a couple of my bikes in the past.
#15
Concerned...? No
Aware....? Yes
There are different reasons for a wobble...
There is the possibility of getting a high speed wobble, due to the engine mount design. It was more prevalent in the pre-'09 frames, but also possible in the '09+ frames..
The wobble from engine mount design, will only happen when riding very aggressively, at the limits of the bike, during long, sweeping, high-speed curves...
Most wobbles felt by the average rider are due to improper tire pressures, badly worn or unevenly worn tires, bad wheel bearings, or improperly adjusted/worn head bearings....
The vast majority of riders will feel wobles due to the above issues.... most will not reach a point where they will feel the wobble caused by the "design".
Here is a thread by "grbrown" that explains it quite well... pay attention to the first post...
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...e-exposed.html
Aware....? Yes
There are different reasons for a wobble...
There is the possibility of getting a high speed wobble, due to the engine mount design. It was more prevalent in the pre-'09 frames, but also possible in the '09+ frames..
The wobble from engine mount design, will only happen when riding very aggressively, at the limits of the bike, during long, sweeping, high-speed curves...
Most wobbles felt by the average rider are due to improper tire pressures, badly worn or unevenly worn tires, bad wheel bearings, or improperly adjusted/worn head bearings....
The vast majority of riders will feel wobles due to the above issues.... most will not reach a point where they will feel the wobble caused by the "design".
Here is a thread by "grbrown" that explains it quite well... pay attention to the first post...
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...e-exposed.html
Last edited by hattitude; 03-17-2021 at 10:17 AM.
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