So the steering neck needed tightening? Did you use a touque wrench? Qurious to know how far off rates were to cause it to wobble.

 

1998 fxstc softail custom

 

Thanks.
Swingarm bushings are something else to check.

 

I just loosens fork pinch bolts and top bolt took a screw driver in there tapped it with a rubber mallet to get it to turn got mabey a quarter of a turn then tighten everything back up

 

Well, after you get a chance to get it up to speed and if it's still doing it I'd suggest either torquing it to the manual/factory specs or take it to a dealer and let them have a go. After your description I suspect a front end issue. With your description in mind, I had a 51 pan head. Those bikes had a yoke tensioner (tightener) hand nut. Similar to your throttle lock, but larger. You could adjust the yoke tension/tightness on the fly depending on your driving conditions. It could be adjusted to the point that you could barely turn the handle bars if you wanted to. One day I decided to loosen it way up just to see how it would behave. The bike was real loose and wondered badly. It also shimmied, wobbled by your description. Didn't like it at all. I'm thinking that's what your are experiencing.

By the way, I wish Harley still had that feature. The folks that ride the later model bikes don't know what they're missing. It can make riding more pleasurable, particularly on the highway and it can make it handle much better in turns..

 

To adjust it properly requires the fall away test on my 2006 - I think it is the same for your bike. There isn't a torque value for this adjustment.

Highly recommend getting the service manual for your year/model. It will help you as you chase down other little problems, along with giving you all of the torque values and other important info.

 

What did you do about the "clunks when hitting a bump" I have a 2008 and it has done it since I got the bike. Had 3500 miles when I bought it, and now has 20,000. No problems with handling.
I just thought it was a rattle coming from the windshield mounts.
Thanks for a response.

 

Everything that needs to be checked for the wobble should include, but not be limited to:

• Air Pressure
• Rear Wheel Alignment 0.793mm In Between Side To Side
• Tires Not Balanced
• Rim / Tire Out Of Round
• Steering Head Bearing Incorrectly Torque
• Wheel Spacers
• Wheel Bearing
• Engine Mount
• Transmission Mount
• Equal Amount Of Fluid In Both Forks
• Loose Axle Nut
• Caliper Alignment
• Neck Bearing Adjustment
• Swing Arm Pivot
• Shocks Rear Aligned Equally
• Top Of Forks Not Extending More Than 10.66mm - 12.7mm And Be Equal
• Steering Stem Nut
• Swing Arm Bushings

 

The clunk a supposed to be an incorrectly tightened yoke. It was a question that was asked of me by the dealer when I was having my front end issue. The clunk is caused by the looseness and is pretty definitive when it happens. In my case they retorqued everthing on the front end.

If you say it's done it since you got the bike, you likely don't have a problem. You're probably hearing something else..

 

Why dont you get it fixed by the dealership? I would never let someone ride on the back of my bike especially my daughter if the bike wobbles.