New guy needs help with unexplained wobble
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From: Syracuse NY
For your own safety just give me the goddamn bike before your hurt yourself. Now if you have at least half a nut left between your legs your bike is fine. New tires have a mold releasing agent on them...makes them pretty damn slick for a while. Go ride carefully for awhile gradually increasing how far you lean over in corners, go easy on the throttle too. It doesn't take very long, couple miles to scrub them in if you're trying.That's all it is, the " techs" should have warned you about that when you picked up the bike the first time. So go ride or or ship it to me...i like new tires.
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From: St.Louis Mo.
tire pressure would have got my first look. And then make sure the axles are torqued correctly. I seen a buddys bike come back after getting tires and the tech left the spacer out of the rear wheel. Tore up the pulley, swingarm, belt and other stuff. Lucky it didn't kill him. If nothing else , take it somewhere else to be looked at. Don't trust anyone with your life. I agree with one of the above posts, maybe they seen their screw up and fixed it and won't own up to it. If it don't feel right it most likely is not right. Trust your feelings on this.
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From: Bedford UK
They just called me at 6pm to let me know they could not find anything wrong with it and I could not get over there in time to pick it up. I have asked them to order me wheel bearing and replace them ASAP. They say bearings will be in and installed Friday so hopefully I can ride it then. I know the bearings are a shot in the dark, but Ill try anything at this point. I can tell you that if i cant figure this thing out Im going to have one less toy in the garage.
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They replaced your tires, and your bike began to exhibit the classic symptoms of loosing tire pressure. Your response is to have the swing arm bearings replaced and otherwise sell the bike, but absolutely not check the tire pressure.
Sounds like a brilliant plan to me!
Sounds like a brilliant plan to me!
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From: Greenville, NC
Just for the record. I went on a ride the Wednesday before I had the work done and discovers the next day that both tires had about 22lbs pressure in them. The bike felt a little unstable at 65mph, but not even in the same ballpark or feeling I got Friday night. If the bike was here I would check the pressure right now, but my logic says it was unrideable Friday night and as of yesterday the Harley shop says its fine. I dont think air pressure magically shot into the tires (or maybe it did). Its the first thing I will check when I get the bike back. Thanks again for all your help and suggestions
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From: Viet Vet, crossroads
They all do that.............................................. ................
If a person is not smart enough to ck the obvious he will eventually get a Darwin award.
You guys are just prolonging the pain.
If a person is not smart enough to ck the obvious he will eventually get a Darwin award.
You guys are just prolonging the pain.
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Joined: Sep 2016
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From: Heart of Georgia
Just for the record. I went on a ride the Wednesday before I had the work done and discovers the next day that both tires had about 22lbs pressure in them. The bike felt a little unstable at 65mph, but not even in the same ballpark or feeling I got Friday night. If the bike was here I would check the pressure right now, but my logic says it was unrideable Friday night and as of yesterday the Harley shop says its fine. I dont think air pressure magically shot into the tires (or maybe it did). Its the first thing I will check when I get the bike back. Thanks again for all your help and suggestions