made neck adjustment, still wobble
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made neck adjustment, still wobble
to start a little short story 06 rk air ride in front and back, replaced stock rim with 23 and installed the arlen ness 7 and 7 triple trees. I had a wobble at high speeds so I took the info given on here to help me and made the adjustment reconnected everything and seem to still have wobble. I do have a batwing on front as well. I know there is something I could do to make it stop, and before everyone says "yea return it to stock". I want to exhaust everything. please help and thank you
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Have you checked swing arm and rear wheel bearings? You didn't say you had it before the mods, so I assume you did not, but it's worth a shot to check. Front wheel bearings should be new with a new front wheel.
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Also check front motor mount. They have a habit of shearing laterally, like a sliced bagel, and causing wobble issues. A raked steering head and large wheel can expose stability/wobble problems related to the front motor mount
Last edited by Keithhu; Aug 25, 2016 at 02:41 PM.
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to start a little short story 06 rk air ride in front and back, replaced stock rim with 23 and installed the arlen ness 7 and 7 triple trees. I had a wobble at high speeds so I took the info given on here to help me and made the adjustment reconnected everything and seem to still have wobble. I do have a batwing on front as well. I know there is something I could do to make it stop, and before everyone says "yea return it to stock". I want to exhaust everything. please help and thank you
1st is what do you mean by wobble at higher speeds?
70mph or 85-90mph,or what?
But in general heres a few things that COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER can cause wobble issues on a 10 yr old bike like you have.
* worn & or out of adjustment front steering head bearings. ( Maybe not in your case because you just adjusted / tightened them.)
Scott
* 1/2 worn out tire/s can add to wobble issues.
* worn rear swing arm bushings.
* weak / worn rear shocks & front fork springs making for a mushy stock suspension.
* Is front faring & mount properly aligned / straight?
* is front wheel properly aligned / straight in front forks? (same goes for front to rear tire aln too)
* worm motor mounts if motor has rubber mounts.
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As stated above, I might also add especially at this point to eliminate any simple overlooked things. Try adding ride on tire balancer/sealant to the tire. This will take up any imbalances especially if the weighted balance is not correct (actually you can toss the weights with this stuff).
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first off thank you for responding
sg-jay: no I have not checked rear wheel bearing but have a new tire and balanced, and yes new front new everything
kiethhu: have not checked front motor mount but will do that as well.
mkguitar: I think that might be my next step
wsscott: yes about 70mph the handlebars started to shake/wobble
*new head bearing with triple trees
*both rear and front are new balanced tires
*will look at rear swing arm bushing
*new air ride installed in front and rear along with shocks
*front fairing looks straight and aligned
*front wheel is spaced correctly to my knowledge
*will look at motor mounts as well
bagman: its not weighted balanced, it has those beads
sg-jay: no I have not checked rear wheel bearing but have a new tire and balanced, and yes new front new everything
kiethhu: have not checked front motor mount but will do that as well.
mkguitar: I think that might be my next step
wsscott: yes about 70mph the handlebars started to shake/wobble
*new head bearing with triple trees
*both rear and front are new balanced tires
*will look at rear swing arm bushing
*new air ride installed in front and rear along with shocks
*front fairing looks straight and aligned
*front wheel is spaced correctly to my knowledge
*will look at motor mounts as well
bagman: its not weighted balanced, it has those beads
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I also noticed it at lower speeds as well......should I look at anything different?
bagga: I was asking someone today and that's exactly what they told me then I come on here and read what you wrote....going to check them out as well thank you.....
bagga: I was asking someone today and that's exactly what they told me then I come on here and read what you wrote....going to check them out as well thank you.....
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AH,just assumed he was running AL wheels & forgot about rec he chk spokes if his bike has them so tks for mentioning it.
Scott