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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2009, 08:12:10 PM »
No kiddin'!  I finally got the blade wheel call in the mail yesterday.....I had already taken care of it in my local shop because of this website's heads up.  Probably the same with fork issues? 

Hmm...than CanAm Spyder is starting to look pretty nice! :o
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2009, 09:19:38 PM »
I don't have the wobble but I have a shutter in the forks with moderate brakes applied. You can see the forks shake a lot...Even after the 407 was replaced with the 408...Could it be the ABS?  :confused5:
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2009, 09:48:47 PM »
Quote from: Highwaystar on July 27, 2009, 09:19:38 PM
I don't have the wobble but I have a shutter in the forks with moderate brakes applied. You can see the forks shake a lot...Even after the 407 was replaced with the 408...Could it be the ABS?  :confused5:
That could be your rotors starting to warp. Spec is .008 according to my dealer. Don't ask me how I know  ::)

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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2009, 12:52:17 AM »
blw,

Look in the FLHTCSUE5 posts, their are post referencing Wobbles, however they are high speed, some of this problems may effect both.

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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2009, 11:01:27 AM »
I guess I will have them check mine when I take it in for the wheel check. I was just thinking; 30k for a hand made bike with all kinds of issues but made in the good ole USA. And trying to remember if I ever took the BMW or the Goldwing in for anything other than service. Hard to figure why I'm so stupid and the MotoCo has no pride in there work. I am sure it will come to an end (sales) and they will wonder what happened?
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2009, 11:09:21 AM »
New neck bearings-properly adjusted, TrueTrack, Bronze swingarm bearings to replace the rubber cleveblocks, AK-20 F and bitubo R, Velva-Ride stabilizers, ME880's now-with D407 R and E3 F prior, alignment with HD tool! Has wobbled from day one; and STILL DOES!!! Their freakin frames are offf!!! Simple as that! Vertical rear wheel alignment, tweaked frame setup, poor QC? Whatever it is, they've been doing it for years. Not all do, but many do! I'm still working on a cure! ;)

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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2009, 07:27:34 PM »
Quote from: Hoist! on July 29, 2009, 11:09:21 AM
New neck bearings-properly adjusted, TrueTrack, Bronze swingarm bearings to replace the rubber cleveblocks, AK-20 F and bitubo R, Velva-Ride stabilizers, ME880's now-with D407 R and E3 F prior, alignment with HD tool! Has wobbled from day one; and STILL DOES!!! Their freakin frames are offf!!! Simple as that! Vertical rear wheel alignment, tweaked frame setup, poor QC? Whatever it is, they've been doing it for years. Not all do, but many do! I'm still working on a cure! ;)

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Well at least we know the fairing is not causing it.  :o har!  :drink: spyder
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2009, 01:15:35 AM »
Was taking my '09 SERG to shop this am for safety check...concerned about front.  Decelerated from 45mph to stop sign, got hit with the wobble at 30mph.  WTF is going on with these road glides?  Never had these problems with any of my E-glides.  Friend who's had them all told me to get used to it...inherent in RG's and the company won't address the front neck issues.

I'm losing confidence in this bike giving me and my wife a safe ride.  Time to switch brands?  Maybe it's time to have a longer look at the Jap or Kraut cruisers.  I llike to ride alone anyway!

Thought my silver/titanium SERG could be a winner....probably stuck with a lemon?
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #23 on: July 31, 2009, 01:38:27 AM »
I had the same issue on my '01 Ultra last year. I changed tires, tighted the handlebars, added the rear swingarm stabilizer bracket gizmo. It turned out to be a loose neck bearing collar. The indy shop tightened it and filled it full of grease. Since then no more problems.

Last May I had a guy bring his NEW 2009 ElectraGlide to the range for the RLAP class. He let me ride it during a break and I immediatly felt a wobble doing slow speed manuevers. This bike was new, less than 2K on the clock. He bought it and rode it out from Texas for the start of Run For The Wall. As I was riding it I thought it may have been underinflated or cupped tires. In retrospect I think it was loose neck bearings too.

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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #24 on: July 31, 2009, 07:28:38 AM »
My coast down wobble was the Dunflop 407, went to a 408, all gone...now the detonation issue, but that is for another thread.. :-\
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #25 on: July 31, 2009, 02:49:27 PM »
Just got my bike back from the dealer. It was there for an inner fairing replacement due to a scratch. I asked them to check the steering head as well and was told that it was indeed loose. I only had a very slight decel wobble. Haven't had the opportunity to see if tightening the steering head fixed the problem or not.
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2009, 12:50:38 PM »
Just came back from the 16000 km inspection ( 10k miles ) , my head bearings have been loosely , They checked them 2 month ago , but they have been all rigt .
 Now harley changed the torque of these head bearings and the dealer corrected it to the new torque number .
Also the ABS software update is changed into a new version .
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Re: Front end wobble
« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2009, 01:50:39 PM »
A friend of mine has a 2007 FXSTC Custom, bike rode fine for about 2400 miles, after that he was experiencing a wobble. He had it in to HD, they said there was no problem. He adjusted the neck bearing tension, was better for a while, but wobble came back. He put the bike back in the lift and the neck was not tight, the flop test was off again! He readjusted it again and the same thing happened. He then pulled the front end off and checked the bearings, then didn't look bad, then looked at the races, there was a slight mark on one so he pulled it. The neck under the race was burred and not smooth. Our thoughts was that the burrs kept the race from seating properly in the neck, as he adjusted the front end it pushed the race farther in, and slightly cocked. Anyway he replaced the neck bearings and races. At the same time he was getting a new front tire, when he took the bearings out of the front wheel he noticed that they didn't turn freely, there was slight resistance in some spots, so they were changed also. He has had no wobble since. So we don't know if it was one or the other, or both causing his wobble.


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