Fat Boy wheel noise
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Fat Boy wheel noise
When riding my Fat Boy I have noticed that when I do a sweeping turn onto the interstate I hear a "whooshing"(?) noise. When I straighten up the noise goes away. I am thinking the holes in my wheels are making the noise. No vibrations or handling problems. Anybody else heard this?
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haven't thought about the tires. Bike only has 3500 miles and the frt tire is wearing funny. I will keep an eye on the front end. Thanks
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I just want to relay my experience with the OEM tires on my Fatboy. I was kinda disgusted with the longevity of the stock rear tire on my 09 Fatboy (7000 miles). So, because I'm going on a 4000 mile trip into Canada and then to Sturgis, I decided to go with a new rear tire. WOW! I put a OEM Crossbones tire (I believe its a Dunlop D401) on the rear, and wow what a difference. It's a lot quieter than the OEM tire, and handles the same. So I started to think about the front (I had been having some decel wobble ). I decided to go ahead and put a front tire on. I went with the Dunlop D205, and BINGO, my front end wobble went away, I noticed when I took the front off, it had a little uneven wear (cupping). The indy I used to install the tire onto the rim said that the D407 had been recalled for cupping. Just wanted to let everyone know, if you have a little wobble and still have the OEM front tire, take a good look at it. My tires cupping was very subtle, but noticeable. Now I can let off the gas at 60mph, let go of the handle bars, and no wobble at all, all the way down to 20 mph. I all smiles now.
Just want to relay info on what a tire that is not wearing normally.
