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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Mine has wobbled at 40mph from day one. Front tire is set to spec pressure and the head bearings have been adjusted.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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My 08 Fatty is as smooth as glass.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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Take it to the dealer until it gets FIXED, my friend´s Ultra (brand new) started wobbling from day one sometimes from 40mph some others from 50 or 60. The dealer kept saying that nothing was wrong with it.

They were on a trip and he reported the problem again to the dealership´s owner who was riding with them that day. Long story short, the switched bikes to test it, everything was going ok until 80mph the bike started wobbling and the guys from the dealership took it to over 100mph... the bike wobbled so violently that it catapulted him in the air landing a couple of hundred feet later.

It is a miracle that he survived with a broken rib and some bruises, the bike is a rubber and metal ball, was sent to Milwakee to diagnose the PROVEN failure...

Mimo.
 
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