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Old 05-29-2017, 07:26 AM
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Been riding for years but bought my first HD this past weekend. Its a used 1999 Road King. Seems to have a slight front end wobble around the 110-120 kms mark. Anyone else experience this ?
 
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Check air pressure first. Then make sure the steering head bearing is adjusted properly. Mine does it when the rubber is cold. Once everything warms up, no wobble. My '05 did it once in 50,000 miles on a high speed, uphill sweeper, heavily loaded.
 
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If it has spoked wheels, check the spokes, too.

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No wonder! That's like 180 mph!
 
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Originally Posted by Mastiff107
No wonder! That's like 180 mph!
Rework yer formula...
 
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Originally Posted by Mastiff107
No wonder! That's like 180 mph!
No, it's like 75 MPH or so. The bike should be rock solid so I trust the OP is checking his tires, etc. as recommended here.
 
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If you are talking 110-120kph that's about 75 mph. Check tire pressure and is the concrete grooved where this happened? I remember some surfaces on 402 and around Hamilton were grooved.
 
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Originally Posted by Peggysue
Been riding for years but bought my first HD this past weekend. Its a used 1999 Road King. Seems to have a slight front end wobble around the 110-120 kms mark. Anyone else experience this ?
At 120 kilometers per second I'd expect more than a wobble. I'd be expecting belts on the tires to fly off.
 
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Also check front motor mount. They have a tendency to shear in half, like a sliced bagel.

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Originally Posted by Strugatsio
At 120 kilometers per second I'd expect more than a wobble. I'd be expecting belts on the tires to fly off.
At 120 kilometers/second you're exceeding escape velocity and leaving the planet.
 
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