shaking at 70 mph ... help
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My fatboy runs good when i a cruising along at 55-60, but when i get on the freeway, it seems like the front tire gets squirly and shakes untill i back off a little. Anyone know of anything i can check? tires look good and pressure is good, so i don't know what it might be. just gets a little scary when that happens.
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RE: shaking at 70 mph ... help
Do you have the original solid wheels? I have experienced the same thing on the highway mostly under windy conditions.
I have passed or been passed by a 18 wheeler and it felt like I was riding on ice!
I have passed or been passed by a 18 wheeler and it felt like I was riding on ice!
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RE: shaking at 70 mph ... help
Cant tell from your pic but do you run with a windshield? Also, have you noticed it when there are no other vehicles around? A little buffeting is normal with a shield especially when you get in the displaced air from vehicles in front of you (can be quite a distance if large/high speed). Of course if its uncontrollable or feels unsafe then maybe you do have an issue.
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RE: shaking at 70 mph ... help
no... i don't run a windshield.... I was kinda wondering if it's because i have my arms up so high and i am catching a lot of wind when goin that fast... but i don't know
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...does it do it if you give it a little more throttle instead of backing off?
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RE: shaking at 70 mph ... help
I would assume if you haven't changed anything lately, tires, wheels, or front end it has to be something in the wheel weight.
Yea it's no fun riding like that makes you pucker up a little.
God luck hope you find the problem.
my 2 cents....
Yea it's no fun riding like that makes you pucker up a little.
God luck hope you find the problem.
my 2 cents....
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Perhaps you dopped a wheel weight. Still, I would consider verifying your front end, Fork pinch bolts, steering head fall away. If it is not a wheel weight that came off (which evidence of the old one should be present) then it seems to me the bike is telling you something more serious may be happening.
Also, how old are the tires?
Strgzr
Also, how old are the tires?
Strgzr