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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Riding today taking a sweeping turn and felt the wobble then entering I 80 felt like the back tire was going out from under me. freaked me out brcause I have the bagger brace on thought the problem was solved. I checked the pressure 37 lbs. rims seem secure. still have plenty of tread even with 13000 miles on them. Anybody have an ideas at first I thought the wind might have caught the bike but then it happened again.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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possibly steering head needs adjustment.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:10 AM
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Mabye you should just slow down?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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hey born to cure. are you running the stock dunlop 402's? i know that i'd get a serious butt wiggle when riding on rain grooves with that tire. i changed the rear only to the dunlop elite 3, and it's cured. no more butt wiggle. i left the front tire alone, because there is a lot of wear left in it. it surprised me that changing out only the rear tire would make that much difference. all i can say is, wow, what a huge difference. hope you get rid of the wobbles. yes, like the other poster mentioned, might be a neck bearing adjustment.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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I have had front end troubles (Rim once on my FLST and neck bearings once on my dads FLT) make it feel like the back of the bike is loose.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 03:33 AM
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Does that bike have spokes? If so check 'em. 3/4 of mine were loose one time and I had that symptom. Good luck.
 
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