Unbalanced on Electraglide
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From: Volusia County, FL
It is a big difference... I went from a Road King to the Ultra... Wasn't too bad of a transition. Rode the King to the dealer, rode the Glide home.... Was doing the NASCAR thing for the first mile or so, getting used to how the bike reacted. (It was a back road.)
First time I went 2 up with the glide it was definately different. I weigh about 240, and my passenger was about 180... Came close to dropping the bike when I came to a stop the first time. After that, it was pretty good... UNTIL.....
Until I took my girlfriend with me for a ride. She had never ridden on a bike before, and she was moving around, not leaning with me. Finally had to instruct her HOW to be a passenger.
First time I went 2 up with the glide it was definately different. I weigh about 240, and my passenger was about 180... Came close to dropping the bike when I came to a stop the first time. After that, it was pretty good... UNTIL.....
Until I took my girlfriend with me for a ride. She had never ridden on a bike before, and she was moving around, not leaning with me. Finally had to instruct her HOW to be a passenger.
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From: Old River-Winfree, Tx
Billy G
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From: Coppell, TX
Likewise. My Ultra is much more predictable when coming to a stop after I corrected the alignment. Also more stable on windy days and in the "dirty" air around big rigs.
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Must just be me then uses the front brake when stopping. Never been an issue as far as falling down and going boom. I think the trick is at for me not grabbing a whole hand full of brakes, head up look where your going. Noticed sometimes on EG's some have a tendency to look down while they are stopping. JMHO
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From: nw alabama
i think the riding position of the passenge rmakes all the difference.... when going slow , passenger needs to lean forward to bring the weight to the rider.. if they remain in the lounge chair position things can get hairy sometimes... wife rode on softale without a sissy bar for years, no problems...i got her a bar for comfort and when she leaned back on the bar(at slow speeds),things started acting different...now she knows to lean forward and things are alot easier for me
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
I think I use the front brake, both brakes actually. I'm gonna try the rear brake idea. Now I'm assuming that when you completley stop you use the front brake while both feet are on the ground.