Wallow cured
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From: Sooner Central
RE: Wallow cured
Eyespy: Thanks for the review. RideStr8 was the wallow eliminator I was considering. But for my riding style (slighty more aggressive than "old lady") changing tires to ME880's and a relatively firm front & rear shock pressure made the wallow more manageable and predictable.
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From: Vermont
RE: Wallow cured
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
Is this wallow a road king thing? Been riding classics for 14 years and never had this problem.
Is this wallow a road king thing? Been riding classics for 14 years and never had this problem.
on something that might help bike performance
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From: Sooner Central
RE: Wallow cured
ORIGINAL: dawg
I was wondering the same thing. My EGC seems fine. Although I'm always up for blowing money on something that might help bike performance
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
Is this wallow a road king thing? Been riding classics for 14 years and never had this problem.
Is this wallow a road king thing? Been riding classics for 14 years and never had this problem.
on something that might help bike performance
Description from RideStr8: " Ride-Str8 is an inexpensive, easy to install ride performance add-on that eliminates rear wheel torque induced steer experienced by many owners of FLHT Harley Davidson motorcycles also known as "Wobble".
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RE: Wallow cured
ORIGINAL: dawg
I was wondering the same thing. My EGC seems fine. Although I'm always up for blowing money on something that might help bike performance
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
Is this wallow a road king thing? Been riding classics for 14 years and never had this problem.
Is this wallow a road king thing? Been riding classics for 14 years and never had this problem.
on something that might help bike performance
Bottom line, if most of your riding is on the interstate, or you ride very mellow while cornering, you won't have the wallow.
Doug
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RE: Wallow cured
Ive run Tha Dragon's tail two up at a good speed and never felt this, and these are the tightest curves east of the mississppi, I guess if you want a sport bike ride it might do something, otherwise Its like alot of products out there, made to address things that dont need addressing.
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RE: Wallow cured
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
Ive run Tha Dragon's tail two up at a good speed and never felt this, and these are the tightest curves east of the mississppi, I guess if you want a sport bike ride it might do something, otherwise Its like alot of products out there, made to address things that dont need addressing.
Ive run Tha Dragon's tail two up at a good speed and never felt this, and these are the tightest curves east of the mississppi, I guess if you want a sport bike ride it might do something, otherwise Its like alot of products out there, made to address things that dont need addressing.
I've never run the Dragon's Tail, so I can't be sure what the road is like. However, the key phrase that you used is "tightest curves east of the mississippi". In the canyons out here in Southern California, I never have a wallowing problem in tight curves. It's the mid to hi-speed sweepers that induce the wallowing. 20 or 30mph hairpins never give me a problem with respect to the wallowing. It's always the faster corners, especially those with bumps in the middle of them. My Harleys have always wallowed BIG TIME when I push hard in those sweepers.
I'd like to try the Dragon's Tail sometime - sounds like a nice ride.
Doug
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RE: Wallow cured
Dragons Tail is 318 curves in 11 miles in NC/TN, cool place, see here http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon.html
Road Master
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From: South-Central Minnesota
RE: Wallow cured
ORIGINAL: Sol
Wallow is common to swingarm bikes, all HD touring models included. The rear wheel deflects from straight ahead during hard corners and then steers a different line than where the front was pointed.
Description from RideStr8: " Ride-Str8 is an inexpensive, easy to install ride performance add-on that eliminates rear wheel torque induced steer experienced by many owners of FLHT Harley Davidson motorcycles also known as "Wobble".
Wallow is common to swingarm bikes, all HD touring models included. The rear wheel deflects from straight ahead during hard corners and then steers a different line than where the front was pointed.
Description from RideStr8: " Ride-Str8 is an inexpensive, easy to install ride performance add-on that eliminates rear wheel torque induced steer experienced by many owners of FLHT Harley Davidson motorcycles also known as "Wobble".