High speed wobble, How common?
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High speed wobble, How common?
Since I got my 08 FLHT I have reading on this forum about high speed wobble on baggers. I've got 12,000 mi now and mine is solid as a rock in tight sweeping high speed turns. I got back from riding the dragons tail last month and no problems. I have tried to get a wobble on some decreasing radius entrance ramps on the expressway (90 plus mph) and no problems. Is it just the ultras with the tour pack and more weight? or am I just lucky?
Cruiser
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Mine will do it all the time in a high speed turn with a bumpy/uneven road. I actually have places that I like to go faster to make it more severe (a very weird feeling) so if it happens where I am not expecting it I know how to handle it.
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I do not think it is common at all. I have been riding Harleys for 38 years and have never experienced the wobble myself or saw the wobble on any of the many bikes I have rode with. My current bike, 08 Ultra, is probably the most solid, best riding, bike I’ve ever owned.
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Hmmm... 90+ MPH on a decreasing radius entrance ramp? What a gull-a-bull.
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My '07 king classic would give me a wobble in sweepers too untill I tried leaning forward and the wobble stopped. I don't know why that is but it works for me and I ain't one to question something that works.
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+1 Almost 10,000mi this Year on MY 08 UC. NO WOBBLE, NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. Had a big smile on My face during every Mile.