I have Elite 3 tires on my '07 Road Glide. The tires have about 3000 miles on them. I noticed starting out on a trip last week that the front tire started getting noisy. It had a noticable "wawawawawa" sound at speed. It became worse as the trip continued and back home. It also added a slight harmonic vibration to the handlbars. I checked the air pressure on the road and it was at 40lbs. which I think would be in exceptable limits. The tire shows no cupping or flat spot or uneven wear, and seems to be in excelent shape. I am riding 2 up most of the time, the bike has 12,500 miles on it and I drive it like an old man. Could it be as simple as the tire being out of ballance? Should I just go ahead and bite the bullet and buy a new tire. I really loved the Elite 3 tire when I put them on and hate to change to something else. Any ideas what this problem might be would be appreciated. I'd like to have some idea before taking it in.
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Just a thought could it be the front wheel bearing starting to go. Someone here will no how to test for wear.
Good Luck.....