I almost hesitate to post this article because it will give the guy more clicks.

In 10 Cruiser Bikes You'll Most Likely Regret Buying the author puts the Dyna at #1, saying, "For many this is the staple Harley, it is also one of the most dangerous motorcycles still on the road. The Dyna Death Wobble affects pretty much all Dyna motorcycles, speed wobbles happen all the time but with the Dyna there is no recovery, only tarmac, tree, pain, and maybe death."

Journalism is basically dead these days, and this kind of tripe is an example why. I've read about death wobble but haven't experienced it in the 25K miles I put on mine. Then again this could be my last post, I might ride my death machine again.

 

Got over 104,000 on my 07 and no Death Wobbles. Around 65,000 heading home from work, I had an uneasy feeling from the *** end changing lanes at 75 mph. Slowed down and got home OK. Replaced the rear motor mount and problem went away. Was the the dreaded Death Wobble?

 

I will fix this later, major Flicker fail...

Untitled by nemosengineer, on Flickr

 

The bottom line is yes, our bikes suffer from wobble when pushed beyond legal speeds in curves. It is inherent in the design of isolating the vibration. Keeping your bike properly maintained and aligned will greatly reduce the tendency. There are aftermarket aids that help to raise the speed at which the bike will wobble, but it will still be there.

For those that say they have never experienced it, it is just a matter of not pushing the bike hard enough. It is a very unsettling feeling the first time experiencing it, and while you can get used to it, it does not take very much to lose control if it gets too much.

Dave

 

it’s good to see you posting again. I haven’t seen you for a while.

I wanted to ask how is your carbon fiber parts holding up on your bike?

Sorry OP for the hijack.

Dave

 

New motor mounts, sputhe stabilizers, Ohlins suspensions, front and back with steering damper eliminated wobble for my fxdls. Don’t know which upgrade did the job, but it worked so I can sleep at night with less nightmares.

 

Hi Dave,
The carbon flybar is doing fine, work is good, and free time is impossible to find. I am doing a few updates to the Dyna, A Trac Dynamics swingarm, and a PM rear caliper. This should be fun, when he parts finally show up. There is also a secret lighting mod, something I have not seen done before (if its too ugly for words no one else will ever see it) we will see how it goes
Have A Great New Year, Mike

 

Read that article earlier today. I hit the site up now and then because they have some good articles on some cool cars but most of the 'opinion' stuff is horse hockey. I have to wonder if the author has ever even rode a Dyna, let alone experienced toe wobble. I've only put about 1k miles on my '03 Low Rider since I bought it, and only had it up to about 80ish on straight shots, we just don't have a lot of long sweeping high speed turn roads where I live, so can't comment directly on the issue, but you can tell from the way the guy writes it he has a bone to pick for some reason.

 

out of my four bikes my Dyna is probably my favorite! it's the one I put the least miles on but the only one I've been pulled over on by the Five-0 several times!!
Still can't believe they ****-caned it's production!! even if they ever bring it back it won't be the same!!

 

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