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Jul 27, 2011 | 12:09 PM

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rooti

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it's due for a fork oil change, he can go one step thicker to firm it up a bit.
The obvious tire pressure check and steering head bolt would be the place to start

Jul 28, 2011 | 06:15 AM

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Steve06FXDB

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Thanks Fellas!!

Jul 28, 2011 | 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Elwrong66

Hi everyone, my buddy has a 2006 dyna low rider and all of a sudden when he rides he can feel every little bump in the front end? any idea what it might be? No signs of fork oil leaking out. Maybe a fork spring broke?........thanks for the help.

How are his riser rubber bushings? Riser bolts tight?

Jul 28, 2011 | 05:32 PM

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Riser bushings do have play. I can move my bars back and ahead a little bit but the riser bolts are tight. I guess im going to have to order new bushings

Jul 28, 2011 | 06:18 PM

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Riser bushings do have play. I can move my bars back and ahead a little bit but the riser bolts are tight. I guess im going to have to order new bushings

That's normal, unless there is too much play to cause the riser to hit the triple clamp.

Jul 28, 2011 | 08:24 PM

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DCLXVI

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I have an '06 and it has been doing the same. My fork oil is fresh, I change it when I replace the tires. I adjusted the stem nut today and after a short test ride it was gone. I recall reading about a service bulletin that may have affected the '06 models, maybe requiring a different bearing but I'm not sure. The adjustment took about 15 min so I'll see how it holds up.