How tall are you and how much do you weigh?

What tires/wheels are you running?

Are the front wheel spacers installed correctly?

Is the belt tension per spec and the rear wheel aligned?

Is the bike a salvage title or has the bike ever had significant front end or other damage?

Obviously, something is wrong with the bike 'cause what you describe is not typical. Going through the wake of 18 wheelers creates definite buffeting, and heavy crosswinds will influence the bike, but running 75+ mph on interstates on calm days shouldn't create cause for concern as you've described.

 

You mentioned that you had not changed fork oil yet. 15K+ miles may have the old oil "beat up" pretty well. Recently had the fork oil changed in my Road King (I had put over 20K miles on it) and I can feel a difference in the front end and how it reacts. May want to give it a try.

Hope you get it worked out,
BK

 

Sounds like you've done all the correct things, but since it was used (& you appear to really like the bike) it might be worth the effort & expense to re-check the bearings in the neck & check the rake/trail. It's unlikely that rake/trail is off, but the symptoms you describe all point to the front end. If all else fails, & you want to keep the bike, you might look into a steering damper.

 

I have not had any similar issues with my Ultra and have not checked the fall away on it yet. (I will do that over the winter.) However, on my Dyna, I have learned the adjusting the fall away per the manual results in a sloppy ride. I tighten the neck bearings just slightly more than the manual suggests and the ride is perfect.

 

5'10", 175 lbs. Stock wheels and dunlops, have checked the front spacers and belt tension and alignment, bike runs straight down the road with no hands and no shimmy or shake or bounce. Bike is not salvage and has never been dropped. The only thing I Know left to check is if the fork oil amount is same in both forks. Checked all my fairing mounts when I put in hogtunes, thought thet might have been loose or broke.

 

How do I check the rake and I haven't heard of a steering damper, how does that work? The rake could be off because that is what feels like is off, fine steering in twisties and low speed but feels like bike gets lighter in front end the faster you go. The front end has been powdercoated so I might check this out, have had several people look @ it and said everything looked fine.

 

Just wondering? Is this your first bike with a fairing? My first fairing bike took a lot of getting used to when I was on the X-way at high speeds, the buffeting seemed pronounced and the steering was lighter. I don't notice it now.

 

like honestbob said try another bat wing bike you may feel the same way
first time i went on a high bridge or overpass with a bagger i almost sh#4 but you get used to it quickly that front tire is on the ground believe me
Mazz

 

Mine had the same sort of problem and it ended up being a motor alignment problem in the chassis. The dealer re aligned the motor and it was like riding a different motorcycle. Made a HUGE difference.

 

This was the only thing I could think of as well.