80 mph corner almost turned deadly
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 236
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From: Hawaii
It may still be a problem with the tires. If they are old, or have a lot of miles please look closely. There may be some "cupping" that contributes to the "speed wobbles. A friend of mine may have had a problem like this once or twice before. The last time he told me that he had about 20,000 miles on his front tire and it did not look too bad. Changing this tire on his 2008 Ultra stopped the problem from happening on some 40 mph curves....
The mechanical checks and/or braces (depending on the year of the bike), sound like a good idea before replacing the tire(s) though.
The mechanical checks and/or braces (depending on the year of the bike), sound like a good idea before replacing the tire(s) though.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 911
Likes: 1
From: Orem Utah
Interesting story. When I first read this I had the same reaction as 90% of the posters here. Slow down, these are not race bikes. Last weekend I was with a group of 4 including myself, 2 Ultras (including mine), a Road King, and a Road Glide. We were coming down a canyon which was the last 8 miles of a 320 mile ride. The canyon is a 4 lane that is a riot to ride and we were doing 70 to 80 mph. Yes, we were speeding, but not the fastest on that section of road. BTW, I'll accept all the criticism out there from anyone that has never gone over the seed limit, but if you have EVER exceeded the speed limit then shut up.
On a couple of corners I started getting a little wobble, then one corner it got wicked and more intense and wouldn't stop without slowing down. Thank goodness I was the last rider in the group. This happened again further down the canyon, but I was ready for it then. It's not a great feeling to have the bike wobbling at 70 mph.
I've talked to a few people and they are saying it's the rubber mounts on the rear swing arm and the Tru Track or similar product is probably the best cure. My rear tire has about 8000 miles on it and I'm sure is contributing. Go ahead and bash away if you want, but my attitude on this subject has changed 180*. I just want my bike to ride as well as the others I ride with.
On a couple of corners I started getting a little wobble, then one corner it got wicked and more intense and wouldn't stop without slowing down. Thank goodness I was the last rider in the group. This happened again further down the canyon, but I was ready for it then. It's not a great feeling to have the bike wobbling at 70 mph.
I've talked to a few people and they are saying it's the rubber mounts on the rear swing arm and the Tru Track or similar product is probably the best cure. My rear tire has about 8000 miles on it and I'm sure is contributing. Go ahead and bash away if you want, but my attitude on this subject has changed 180*. I just want my bike to ride as well as the others I ride with.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,802
Likes: 2
From: Salt Lake City, UT. Dushore, Pa.
Interesting story. When I first read this I had the same reaction as 90% of the posters here. Slow down, these are not race bikes. Last weekend I was with a group of 4 including myself, 2 Ultras (including mine), a Road King, and a Road Glide. We were coming down a canyon which was the last 8 miles of a 320 mile ride. The canyon is a 4 lane that is a riot to ride and we were doing 70 to 80 mph. Yes, we were speeding, but not the fastest on that section of road. BTW, I'll accept all the criticism out there from anyone that has never gone over the seed limit, but if you have EVER exceeded the speed limit then shut up.
On a couple of corners I started getting a little wobble, then one corner it got wicked and more intense and wouldn't stop without slowing down. Thank goodness I was the last rider in the group. This happened again further down the canyon, but I was ready for it then. It's not a great feeling to have the bike wobbling at 70 mph.
I've talked to a few people and they are saying it's the rubber mounts on the rear swing arm and the Tru Track or similar product is probably the best cure. My rear tire has about 8000 miles on it and I'm sure is contributing. Go ahead and bash away if you want, but my attitude on this subject has changed 180*. I just want my bike to ride as well as the others I ride with.
On a couple of corners I started getting a little wobble, then one corner it got wicked and more intense and wouldn't stop without slowing down. Thank goodness I was the last rider in the group. This happened again further down the canyon, but I was ready for it then. It's not a great feeling to have the bike wobbling at 70 mph.
I've talked to a few people and they are saying it's the rubber mounts on the rear swing arm and the Tru Track or similar product is probably the best cure. My rear tire has about 8000 miles on it and I'm sure is contributing. Go ahead and bash away if you want, but my attitude on this subject has changed 180*. I just want my bike to ride as well as the others I ride with.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 497
Likes: 15
I was in VT this weekend riding very hard on the back roads through the mountains 80 and 90 per hour when all of a sudden my front tire started wobbling uncontrollably. I've rode rice rockets for 20 years faster and harder around the same rodes and never had this happen, this scared the **** out of me, lucklily i strong armed the handle bars and came out of it fine. I guess I know a street glides limits. Is there anything I can put on the bike so this wont happen.
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