stop the wooble who makes the best product?
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 279
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From: Mentor, Ohio
Also just picked up a Progressive $145 shipped on ebay, if i keep the bike I will also do the swingarm bushing mod. It is a fact, rubber mounted swing arms just don't cut it...all my yrs on quads and dirt bikes it is an obvious problem that you can feel.
This is my first Harley and being on the street on other brands for 30 plus yrs I actually took it back to the dealer and asked them to check it out..I was told I would get use to it..lol
This is my first Harley and being on the street on other brands for 30 plus yrs I actually took it back to the dealer and asked them to check it out..I was told I would get use to it..lol
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Morgan Hill, Ca
Its obviousyou have an opinion on this, but I do not feel you are informed. I on the other hand can speak from experiance. I am recovering from a broken hip and a fractured femur due to bagger wobble. If flying off a motorcycle at 65 mph wasnt enough to kill me the blood clots in the lungs that followed damm near did. Now all I have to do is recover the 225k that it has cost me to learn that bagger wobble is alive and well. I applaud most of you on this thread who have been informed and have spent the 300 or so to make your bike a safer machine. You are wise and smart people. I wish I could turn back the hands of time
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: St. Louis, MO
This is what I had to do to get rid of the wobble My '07 FLHT developed after i had a Michelin Commander installed on the rear:
Bagger Brace (helped but did not get rid of it completely)
Sta-Bo II Bushings (Finally, it handles like it should have to begin with)
Both are still installed and I'll be replacing that Michelin with a Dunlop Elite 3 soon.
I am keeping my Bagger Brace, but I think the Sta-Bo II bushings are probably all you really need. ($102.00 + S/H)
Darrell
Bagger Brace (helped but did not get rid of it completely)
Sta-Bo II Bushings (Finally, it handles like it should have to begin with)
Both are still installed and I'll be replacing that Michelin with a Dunlop Elite 3 soon.
I am keeping my Bagger Brace, but I think the Sta-Bo II bushings are probably all you really need. ($102.00 + S/H)
Darrell
Last edited by Yesca; Jul 4, 2009 at 09:38 PM.
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 51
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From: St. Louis, MO
None that I have noticed. But, I had just installed the FatCat about 2 weeks before the Sta-Bo II bushings and the exhaust system install removed a whole lot of my previous vibrations that were noticeable. I have the Blue Sta-Bo II bushings also, they are supposed to be less prone to causing vibration issues according to Kevin at Innovations (Sta-Bo developer/inventor).
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: NorCal
So, reading through the lines it seems there are TWO kinds of wobble...
They type I'm used to (and I want to get rid of) from riding a BUNCH of rental Harleys (and my own) occurs when flying through turns and the suspension seems to rear-steer when reaching full compression. It gets kind of interesting at times when two-up, but now I know to expect it. It doesn't scare me, but annoys me. Definitely a flexy frame setup compared to the BMW's I've had. They seem carved out of a piece of billet aluminum.
The other wobble seems to be a tank-slapper. I've tried to get my RK to do it by hitting my handlebar at speed. It wobbles a little, but not like the typical tank-slapper I've seen and gotten close to on my dirt bikes at WOT.
Which type of wobble does the brace get rid of? One or both?
They type I'm used to (and I want to get rid of) from riding a BUNCH of rental Harleys (and my own) occurs when flying through turns and the suspension seems to rear-steer when reaching full compression. It gets kind of interesting at times when two-up, but now I know to expect it. It doesn't scare me, but annoys me. Definitely a flexy frame setup compared to the BMW's I've had. They seem carved out of a piece of billet aluminum.
The other wobble seems to be a tank-slapper. I've tried to get my RK to do it by hitting my handlebar at speed. It wobbles a little, but not like the typical tank-slapper I've seen and gotten close to on my dirt bikes at WOT.
Which type of wobble does the brace get rid of? One or both?
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,590
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From: Ohio
Rear steer, not wobble, is the most accurate term for what you want to get rid of. Any of the braces do the job. The other wobble has different causes.
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