had my 07 Road King on the highway today for the first time andfu@# thesteering is dangerously sensitive!
my first guess is the head bearing torque was missed during set up, I did the reduced reach wild one 508 handle bar swap, any comments.

 

What do you mean by "sensitive" Gary?
If I felt there was a problem with the steering I would call the dealer immediately and have them come pick it up and be checked out.
I am still blown away at how stable and easy my RK is to ride. It is rock solid and very well balanced in the front-end.

Call the dealer asap--just my .02$

Best of Luck.

 

Never had this problem on my '06. I had the stock bars for 4k miles and my new bars for 4k miles and no problems. I'd head back to the dealer and get it checked out.

 

check your tire pressures first

 

twitchy is probably the best way to describe it, I'll check tire pressure first and then contact the dealer.

thanks for your responses

 

I haven't noticed any "twitchyness" on my 06 RK Custom. I presently have the Wild One 518s (Chubby-II); it's very stable with them at any speed, and was, as well, with the stock "wheelbarrow" bars. First thing I noticed was how much more solid it felt after my Dyna Superglide. As advised, check the tire pressure & follow-up with the dealer ASAP.

 

I just switched to 518's on my '06 RKC and it is very stable. I read one article about rotating the bars up or down too much could make a difference especialy at slow speeds. But since the dealer did the work it's on them to check it all out. I know that my bike seems like a completely different bike to me now ( I have about 300 miles on the new bars)but I think after a little more saddle timeI will get used to them. Hope this helps



Jeff

 

I had a similar situation with my bike after I took delivery. It was almost like the steering would move in small jerky increments. I took it back and they lubed the neck bearings. Smooth as silk now and it's been roughly 7k miles since then.

-john
'06 FLHRCI

 

GaryP... I would go with your first guess... IMO also would guess it would be the bearing in the sterring...

Hogback

 

Another vote for low tire pressure.