wobbling 09 Heritage???
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From: Dago
wobbling 09 Heritage???
Hello All, I am a new user and just wondering if anyone is experiencing the following issues, first let me say i have a 09 Heritage softail and installed apes,chrome forks uppers and lowers in the front end and having a high speed wobble from 80-90 mph. I had the bearings adjusted 3 times... the wheel was rebalanced. what else could it be???
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Any Ideas?
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Maybe a bad tire. I have heard of that somewhere before.
You may have internal issues in the fork as well. The reason I say that is you posted you have done some chroming out of the fork. Did it wobble pre chrome work? Did you disassemble the forks yourself or pay the dealer to do it?
If They/You didnt get put back together right you would have issues. Dont ask how I know...I did mine half drunk and left the bottoming cones in a set of sliders and sold them to a guy on the east coast a few months ago. Had to have them shipped back to me as he found them in the bottom of the sliders!!
Fluid levels and the lil' bottoming cones that if left in your old fork would make for a fast acting fork. Does it dive harder than before when you get on the front brake?
Also with my Mini Apes canted foward to far make it ride like ***. I have them rotated to the farthest foward point before it gets schetchy. Too far and it gets a case of the ******* at high speed.
You may have internal issues in the fork as well. The reason I say that is you posted you have done some chroming out of the fork. Did it wobble pre chrome work? Did you disassemble the forks yourself or pay the dealer to do it?
If They/You didnt get put back together right you would have issues. Dont ask how I know...I did mine half drunk and left the bottoming cones in a set of sliders and sold them to a guy on the east coast a few months ago. Had to have them shipped back to me as he found them in the bottom of the sliders!!
Fluid levels and the lil' bottoming cones that if left in your old fork would make for a fast acting fork. Does it dive harder than before when you get on the front brake?
Also with my Mini Apes canted foward to far make it ride like ***. I have them rotated to the farthest foward point before it gets schetchy. Too far and it gets a case of the ******* at high speed.
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You don't mention how many miles on your tires or what type of wheel you run. Those are factors to be considered. Check for cupping on tires, have your spokes adjusted, wheels trued and have your steering head bearing checked/adjusted. I recommend that for frequent high speed running you consider going to a cast wheel. I put the chrome six spoke on my Heritage and it runs rock solid. No more deceleration shimmy or wobble through turns.
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Great advice from all, i will start with the freebees by bringing the bike back to the dealer that adjusted the front end who adjusted it 3 times in 4 months and go from there.
I have 6k miles on the bike but 4500 on my tires, i replaced the stock tires with metzelers. I want to add a pic in here but not sure how.
Thanks for your help..
Myke
I have 6k miles on the bike but 4500 on my tires, i replaced the stock tires with metzelers. I want to add a pic in here but not sure how.
Thanks for your help..
Myke
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Avon tires my friend
also check the rear spokes and make sure the rear is lined up and adjusted streight...
i know that wiggle all too well any one who has these bikes have experienced it at one time or another most just learn to live with it.
me i had to have it fixed.
i traced mine back to trhe tire
also check the rear spokes and make sure the rear is lined up and adjusted streight...
i know that wiggle all too well any one who has these bikes have experienced it at one time or another most just learn to live with it.
me i had to have it fixed.
i traced mine back to trhe tire
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Great advice from all, i will start with the freebees by bringing the bike back to the dealer that adjusted the front end who adjusted it 3 times in 4 months and go from there.
I have 6k miles on the bike but 4500 on my tires, i replaced the stock tires with metzelers. I want to add a pic in here but not sure how.
Thanks for your help..
Myke
I have 6k miles on the bike but 4500 on my tires, i replaced the stock tires with metzelers. I want to add a pic in here but not sure how.
Thanks for your help..
Myke
I came across an article bout them coming apart. Seems the new one's made in Brazil are having trouble separating, while the one made at the old factory (Germany I think??) not sure, anyway the old ones are still good....
There's a thread in here somewhere with pics.
That issue would surely cause a problem.