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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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I got my bike all back together today and i have a slow speed wobble. Well i guess you would call it that it kind of makes the front end go back and forth like the rim is bent or the tire was out or round, I have tried a couple of things First i replaced the motor mount it was bad. Then i realined the rear axel it was off some. That made it better was wondering if i did the reat of the alingnment process if that would solve the problem. Any ideas would be great.

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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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Is the wobble in the front end which you just modded/changed out?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Did you by chance put new tires on? I had a similar experience awhile back, and this is what it ended up being. Probably does not happen often but it can happen.

[QUOTE]Well I have some info to share. I did not notice the first night I rode home after having this work done, but the next day I noticed a wobble in the front end between 30 and 40 mph. Also during a right turn it felt like the tire wanted to hop off the ground, but not during a left turn. Well, I figured it was either not balanced or the rim need to be re-trued. Couple of people sudjested that maybe the tire was not seated well. As it turns out the new tire was bad. A section of the sidewall was thicker than the rest. You could feel it when you ran the sidewall between your thumb and fingers./QUOTE]

Here is the link to post if you want to read the whole thing.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-to-my-wg.html
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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no new tires
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by SC-Longhair
Is the wobble in the front end which you just modded/changed out?
no the front end was on it when i got the bike i changed to a solid cast front wheel. I did the fall away and took it out and noticed the wobble. I need a new rear tire but dont know if that would affect the front end. unless the rear is cupped
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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anyone have any ideas?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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Really Need some good ideas of what to do next cant ride my bike
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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Did you switch the tires onto the new rims? Balanced?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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If you had no problem before you swapped the front wheel I would suspect it is out of balance. All the spacers and bearings are correct for the new wheel and all tightened correctly?
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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Brakedisc and or pads are ok? Lift the front and spin the wheel by hand and look and listen...
 
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