New one on me as well.

 

Not new to me. It is very prevalent in bicycles. I fixed up bicycles for over 40 years. The bicycle does not go fast enough to have wobble but bumps will jar a loose steering head.

I bought them at municipal auctions and fixed them up for donation to churches, Salvation Army, Good Will and others. Kids came from all over to have me fix their bikes. I lived in the south Chicago suburbs and did on average about 150 bikes a year.

My son bought my house when I retired. I warned him people would be knocking on his door. It took 2 years before folks finally learned the "Bike Man" didn't live there anymore.

Where I retired too is small and I fix about 2 bikes a year. I need to start throwing out decades of parts inventory as there is no use for them anymore. So far I through out about 300 lbs of crank arms and chain rings, seats, pedals etc.

 

at least our motocross steering head bearings were a breeze to service and adjust. they take a ton of flex and stress obviously

 

Yep, I agree and it took me one test ride, a 2017 M8 RK blue/silver, then I bought the bike right after the test ride . Best Harley ever!

 

Nope.. You push them hard enough and they still dance.

 

That's exactly what I did today only to have the supposed Master Tech tell me that because it's in spec they would have to charge me ...He felt the wobble also..but since it was a low speed wobble that he deemed as not an unsafe condition to Wait till my 1000 mile service..I told him why not just adjust it to the higher side of Spec and be done with it ..he Again told me to wait and if it gets worse to bring it in..can't believe that kinda thinking..just bought the Bike yesterday and the third one that I bought from this dealership..looks like it's time for a sit down with the owner..why should I have to ride another 950 miles with a low speed wobble..I thought about doing it myself but after what I payed for the Bike I feel I shouldn't have to.

 

Nope, you shouldn't have to. Tell them to fix it to your liking or find another dealership to go to. I have an awesome service department. My front brake master cylinder was seeping a very tiny bit of brake fluid today. Stopped by my dealer and the guys wheeled my scoot in immediately, replaced the gasket, bled the brake line and washed my bike while I chatted with the parts staff and had a coffee. I have purchased four bikes from them in the past four years for my wife and I and they always take care of me. Like you said, you just spent a lot of money on a new scoot, it shouldn't have a wobble and if it does they should be jumping to fix the problem, not delaying things, which could put you in danger.

 

Exactly right, DrCollie. The infamous "Harley wobble" is on the rubber mounted cruisers and occurs at the swing arm isolators or "donuts". Easy to tell if you have this condition by riding about 30 mph or so and wiggling the handlebars. If you have it you'll feel like you have a "hinge" behind the seat down in the frame as the *** end will wiggle. If not just the front wheel will move. Had it bad on my old '91 Electra Glide Sport and used the kit from "Glide Pro" of Santee, Ca to fix it. Rode like it was on a rail after installing the kit including front motor mount, swing arm isolators with bushings.


Other conditions like the loose neck bearings, tire pressure, etc. can cause a "wobble" but that is different from the "Harley Wobble" syndrome.

 

Make sure your tire doesn't have a broke belt first then have them or another dealer tq the bearings to the high side. I would not except it wobbling at low speed or mid speed or any speed, the engineer said they were not suppose to wobble at all. Call HD and try to talk to someone there if you can't get it worked out. I wouldn't listen to there BS.

 

No "wobble" on mine and I've been trying to make it "wobble" high speed cornering. Had a slight weave effect once but I believe it was caused by the road surface.