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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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mine gets a little shimy when you let off the throttle in or going into a corner.now im by no means hot rodding this bike through the corner.ive always blamed people that say they have the wobble. on them ridding it like its a sports bike.i do have 18"bars.dont recall having this issue before i put the bars on.thatks for the help
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Mine used to feel like the rear end was swimming, it was kind of unnerving a couple of times, I put a Ride Stra8 on it and it's rock solid now even at 80MPH with a nasty cross wind and you can go through any corner with no problem.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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I bought a Bagger Brace and my bike lost 300#.
Well, ok. I had to install it, not just buy it.
And it gained about 4#, but FELT like it lost 300#, especially on corners, curves, and the driveway to street transition.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Bagger wobble refers to the fact that bagger riders tend to be a few pounds fatter than other riders and hence wobble over bumps.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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I thought it was the shimmy in the handbars at higher speeds?????
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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I get the wobble from time to time, usually in high speed/downhill turns. It comes from the handlebars and can get pretty hairy. I have a progressive touring link, but it doesn't help in those cases. You can have your handle bars tightened a bit, that helps. I think having apes on a bike makes it a bit worse because of the extra leverage your hands have on the bars. Good luck, I just have to remember not to try to keep up with sport bikes down hill! Live to Ride!
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by you-bagger
I get the wobble from time to time, usually in high speed/downhill turns. It comes from the handlebars and can get pretty hairy. I have a progressive touring link, but it doesn't help in those cases. You can have your handle bars tightened a bit, that helps. I think having apes on a bike makes it a bit worse because of the extra leverage your hands have on the bars. Good luck, I just have to remember not to try to keep up with sport bikes down hill! Live to Ride!
so prabaly try some aluminum gromets in stead of rubber one?guess my bike isnt quite done.
 
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