I'm not trying to be critical, I'm seriously not, but how much of a need is there to run at 95MPH? And how many times can you do it before you go to jail? I'll run 80 in a 70, but that's about it, I'm trying to keep my money and not give it to the lawman!

Mac

 

Its just the way he rides and drives.

 

Dont know exactly what it would do for an MC, in automotive application its for high frequency vibrations ie; wash board type roads.

 

shoot man, thats easy tell to go 96 or 97!!

 

The only Harleys I've ever seen them on are those with sidecars

 

My question is this are you having a weave problem. or a wobble. You see I had an earleyer post about about tankslappers on FL platform bikes. In The factory has been making changes to the bikes to remedy this and have improved somewhat. One thin you should consider is your cleave blocks. Thes are your pivots for the swing arm and tranny mount. They were made more ridged in 2002. so was the swingarm but you would have to change axels for that one...So change your cleave block bushings and another tip is make sure your front motermount is in tact. Some times they tear and on the right circumstances will induce a weave.

Later
John A. Gonzales[8D]

 

You know I had another thought. The fl platform bike also has onley a 26 degree rake. so if you lwered the back of the bike with a set of 11.5 shocks you would get just a fraction more and if you use a good performance shock like a heavy duty progressive suspention 412 the bike will feel more firm. and they blow Harleys short airshocks away.

Later

John A. Gonzales[8D]

 

So increasing the rake angle will help in making the bike more stable?

 

Generally that's a yup. Chops are more stable than stock bikes due to the increased rake, all other things being equal.

 

HD used to offer a front end with adjustable trail for sidecar equipped bikes. You set it up normal for solo use, and adjusted it for more trail with the sidecar on. Don't think it's available any longer, so now the thing to do is install a steering damper. Some dampers can be adjusted to whatever level is needed for a particular bike.

Things can get a little squirrelly with the sidecar in place, and headshake can sorta spoil the day. Ya might not fall over from headshake on a sidecar bike, but it'll make it so you can't ride tha bike. Headshake doesn't have to even be a problem at higher speeds. I had one so violent on my '87 FLST that it literally shook the bolts loose that hold the risers to the top triple tree. This shake occurred at about 35mph.