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Custom Vehicle Discussions => Screamin' Eagle® Electra Glide® => Topic started by: Jessee on May 18, 2015, 12:34:32 AM

Title: Steering vibration
Post by: Jessee on May 18, 2015, 12:34:32 AM

I installed a king tour pack on my 05 cherry and now I get the death wobble if I either let go of grips or have very light hand hold. If I detach tour pack the wobble is not there. Any ideas to get wobble gone and still keep king tour pack?

Title: Re: Steering vibration
Post by: slowoldguyxr on May 18, 2015, 01:01:25 AM

Do you think it is as simple as weight distribution?


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Title: Re: Steering vibration
Post by: hd-dude on May 18, 2015, 01:06:30 AM

Items to check:

steering head bearings
Tire pressures
Shock preload
Condition of front motor mount
Chassis alignment

Title: Re: Steering vibration
Post by: Jessee on May 18, 2015, 01:36:07 AM

I could check all those but problem should still be there when I remove tour pack...but it is not. I was actually wondering if wind resistance against tour pack could be the issue because king pack is large.

Title: Re: Steering vibration
Post by: Jswerve on May 18, 2015, 03:34:23 AM

Wow that's scary.

Title: Steering vibration
Post by: slowoldguyxr on May 18, 2015, 04:01:47 AM

I'm no help. lol Mine does similar without the big trunk. But I'm doing all the suggestions above.


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Title: Re: Steering vibration
Post by: grc on May 18, 2015, 08:46:16 AM

Quote from: Jessee on May 18, 2015, 01:36:07 AM

I could check all those but problem should still be there when I remove tour pack...but it is not. I was actually wondering if wind resistance against tour pack could be the issue because king pack is large.

Actually the problem may still be there to a lesser extent when you don't have the T-P installed, and the addition of the TP just aggravates the condition.  The items hd-dude listed are all known areas of concern on the earlier frame design bikes, which had problems with wobbles for as long as I can remember.  There are others on the site, like Twolanerider, who have run a King T-P on a 2005 SEEG successfully, so I doubt it's just a concern because of the TP.  Steering head lubrication and adjustment, front and rear powertrain mounts, and alignment really need to be checked out.

Jerry