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Feb 7, 2009 | 06:09 PM

harleygman

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roadking needs help

i have a 05 king with 18,s on it and i put bidgestone tires on cause cheaper and bike started wobbling so i put metzler back on it and it still wobbles at 60 pre hour and above what can it be

Feb 7, 2009 | 07:03 PM

2008FLHP

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balance?

Feb 7, 2009 | 08:13 PM

sonar_chris

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Could be wheel balance, wheel bearings, wheel alignment (front or rear), neck bearing adjustment or the fork oil level. Im sure there are a few other things that I'm not thinking of.

Feb 7, 2009 | 08:23 PM

pigpipes

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If you have wire wheels, you might want to check them for trueness - those spokes will stretch and/or loosen over time.

Feb 7, 2009 | 08:50 PM

Berndude

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Funny that it did not wobble with the Metler before being removed. It points first points to balance then check out the rest if you did not re balance when you put the Metzler back on.

I had a similar issue, and it was balance.