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Old 12-08-2011 | 10:52 PM
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You need to join roadglide.org
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by g money
You need to join roadglide.org
Amen,

Also, the fall away is too loose!
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 08:08 AM
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I have a 2010 Ultra. Nasty front wheel wobble at exactly 30 mph Not sure if it is in 2nd with high rpms, or 3rd with loe rpms. It is probably with the low rpm. I just get on the throttle and dont worry about it. Nothing haas ever happened. I know people on the web site have complained about it before. I can handle the bike a very low speeds no problem.

Don't pay it any mind. I think the more you try to fix things, the more screwed up they get
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by JoeN
I have a 2010 Ultra. Nasty front wheel wobble at exactly 30 mph Not sure if it is in 2nd with high rpms, or 3rd with loe rpms. It is probably with the low rpm. I just get on the throttle and dont worry about it. Nothing haas ever happened. I know people on the web site have complained about it before. I can handle the bike a very low speeds no problem.

Don't pay it any mind. I think the more you try to fix things, the more screwed up they get
LOL... you choose to ignore a "nasty front wheel wobble"... for how long? until it forces you NOT to ignore it anymore?
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 08:23 AM
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Just went thru this with a friends 2011 CVO Road Glide ultra. Neck bearing way too loose. The bearing is a pain to get to with that fixed fairing.
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 09:34 AM
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I complained about the exact same thing...took my bike into the dealer and they made some kind of front end adjustment and wobble be gone!
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 09:41 AM
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I too have a RGU and it suffered the same thing. I tightened the head set so the fall away swing was ~1 full swing instead of what the book said and no more problem for the last 12,000 miles or so. It is an easy adjustment to make and takes about 1/2 an hour the first time you do it as the SErvice Manual does not have a real good discription of how to do it. once you figure it out it is very easy. I made the tool with a length of round stock.
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 09:52 AM
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My '11 Ultra does it too. I had the neck bearings adjusted to the new Road Glide specs and it still wobbles when slowing down from about 33 mph. No problem unless my hands are off the bars.
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 10:02 AM
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I witness my friend bite it on Interstate 25 in Colorado when his RG started to wobble and he tried to get off the free way. He was bruised up but his bike was totalled. I will stick to my RK.
 
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Old 12-09-2011 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by stro1965
My '11 Ultra does it too. I had the neck bearings adjusted to the new Road Glide specs and it still wobbles when slowing down from about 33 mph. No problem unless my hands are off the bars.
the "new" specs are still too loose.. have them adjust it to just less than one swing..

mine was at about 3 swings and I had the wobble while decelerating from just above 40mph with my hands off the handlebars.
I adjusted it to less than one swing and the wobble is GONE, the bike is rock solid and stable.
 

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