Front end wobble
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
My '15 Limited tracks straight like it's on rails, hands on or off the bars, regardless of speed. ~9000 miles on orig. tires and no cupping. 36 PSI in the front tire and 40 in the rear.
Never a "death wobble" in curves, either.
Probably loose neck bearings on yours, would be my guess.
Never a "death wobble" in curves, either.
Probably loose neck bearings on yours, would be my guess.
Last edited by jpooch00; Mar 31, 2017 at 03:53 PM.
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From: North Carolina
My money is on the front tire.
A buddy did a fly and rent last year out west. Rented a 2016 Limited. Felt something could be wrong early in the ride but did not want to turn back. Called the dealer and at this point he was closer to another dealer and they gave approval to take the bike in to be checked out.
He could not hold the bike safely in a curve over 45 to 50 mph. They checked several things including the neck bearing. Turned out to be the front tire which showed no signs of any visible issues. Changed the tire and all was fine. He then commented on how well the new Limited handle.
A buddy did a fly and rent last year out west. Rented a 2016 Limited. Felt something could be wrong early in the ride but did not want to turn back. Called the dealer and at this point he was closer to another dealer and they gave approval to take the bike in to be checked out.
He could not hold the bike safely in a curve over 45 to 50 mph. They checked several things including the neck bearing. Turned out to be the front tire which showed no signs of any visible issues. Changed the tire and all was fine. He then commented on how well the new Limited handle.
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From: Minnesota
I had the same deal, it was the neck bearings. They are considered maintenance and not covered under warranty unless you mention it during one of your mileage anniversary checks. Then it's up to the dealer to charge you or cover it.
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From: Green Country Oklahoma
It's loose goose neck bearing according to the tech it was within specs but I couldn't deal with it took matter in my own hands adjusted to my liking twice in last 34K miles. According to the shop they all do that well I don't want mine to do that and I'll adjust it whenever it gets out of wack.
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
It's loose goose neck bearing according to the tech it was within specs but I couldn't deal with it took matter in my own hands adjusted to my liking twice in last 34K miles. According to the shop they all do that well I don't want mine to do that and I'll adjust it whenever it gets out of wack.
They'll never wear that line of BS out. Same story (and totally clueless "techs") decade after decade!
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My '14 Limited would do it around 35-40 MPH going straight. Installed new tires and that solved the issue.
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From: WA
This. Solved it right away ....
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From: Kansas
2015 Ultra. At 3k miles it began the wobble from about 30 MPH to 50 MPH. Had dealer adjust neck bearings...twice. Still wobbled. Rode fine at all speeds as long as I kept my hands on the handlebars, but still wobbled between 30 and 50 MPH if I let go. At 10k miles I told 'em to toss on a new front tire cuz that was the only thing we hadn't tried yet. Old tire looked fine. No cupping, etc. Put on the new tire - wobble disappeared immediately. "Poof Gone!"
Has 26k on it now and hasn't wobbled since.
YMMV, of course.
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Has 26k on it now and hasn't wobbled since.
YMMV, of course.
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