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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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its road conditions there is one stretch of freeway near me where it feels like im riding over speedbumps at 65. it eventually ends when a new stretch of pavement begins and all is well. but yeah at first i thought i lost the use of my shocks or springs.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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Could be but I tell u guys that night it was bouncing right from when i entered the fwy inALL lanes till I exit the fwy.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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Usually I just twist the throttle and get my baby up to about 100-110 MPH and those bumps go away.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Usually I just twist the throttle and get my baby up to about 100-110 MPH and those bumps go away.
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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get the wheels rebalanced
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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get the wheels rebalanced
Concur.

See if there's any spot on your wheels where a balance weight came off.

Might have been balanced wrong and if a weight did come off, that could be why things are better now.

Just a thought.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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I had a wobble at 83+. Had five 1/4 oz balance weights on front wheel. Took the weights off and took wheel in for balancing.Told them about the wobble.Service gave back the wheel and said it was balanced perfectly without any weights..(and suggested other possibilities, not knowing that I had removed the weights previously) took bike up to 85 and no more wobble....check your wheel balance....

 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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did you put air in the tire?
if you have ran the tire with low pressure the tread will cup and give you a bounce feeling. putting air and balancing it will help after cupping but only fix is a new tire.
 
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i would have said balance most likely but hey if the problem is gone its gone right
 
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Wheel and tire were 3 months olds.... tire pressure ok at 38 psi.
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