09 e-glide wallowing in sweepers
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09 e-glide wallowing in sweepers
Just completed a 7100 mile trip out west, had a great time. Bike ran great except when cruising at around 70/80 mph on long sweepers the bike would wallow. I thought it might be the front tire it being the 407 with 7500 miles. I had the tire checked at my dealer before I left for the trip but the dealer said it didn't meet the criteria set by the MoCo for replacement.
While visiting my brother in LasVegas I brought it to Red Rock HD for an oil change, went out for lunch when I went back they told me it was all set and they changed the front tire to the 408 under warranty and washed the bike. Next day, riding north through Utah on a long sweeper, the bike does it's wallowing thing again, I thought maybe the weight isn't distributed evenly so I emptied the the bags and tour-pack and tried it again at the same speed but no change, wallowed again.
Reading this forum I see there are other Bat Wing bikes that have done the same thing, I do not remember reading anything about Road Glides wallowing in sweepers if this is true I think I only have two options change it over to a Road Glide fairing being the cheapest option or buy a different bike.
Would appreciate some comments, sorry for a long post Thanks
While visiting my brother in LasVegas I brought it to Red Rock HD for an oil change, went out for lunch when I went back they told me it was all set and they changed the front tire to the 408 under warranty and washed the bike. Next day, riding north through Utah on a long sweeper, the bike does it's wallowing thing again, I thought maybe the weight isn't distributed evenly so I emptied the the bags and tour-pack and tried it again at the same speed but no change, wallowed again.
Reading this forum I see there are other Bat Wing bikes that have done the same thing, I do not remember reading anything about Road Glides wallowing in sweepers if this is true I think I only have two options change it over to a Road Glide fairing being the cheapest option or buy a different bike.
Would appreciate some comments, sorry for a long post Thanks
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Change your fork oil to Screaming Eagle heavy ....Mine did this in the twisties and long sweepers in the NC hills and swapped my fork oil and it almost disapeared....i say almost because i push the bike very very hard....Trying to keep up with 3 goldwingers....
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Sell it and buy a Road Glide 
! No seriously the fork oil change is good advice, also make sure your air is set correctly on the rears. I push my Glide hard through the twistys and noticed lately that I've been getting a bit of a wobble especially if the road is a bit bumpy, checked the air in my shocks and I had forgotten that I had 26psi (psgr and luggage) dropped it down to 14 and it smoothed it out, keep in mind though my shocks are an inch shorter so my advice may be moot.
! No seriously the fork oil change is good advice, also make sure your air is set correctly on the rears. I push my Glide hard through the twistys and noticed lately that I've been getting a bit of a wobble especially if the road is a bit bumpy, checked the air in my shocks and I had forgotten that I had 26psi (psgr and luggage) dropped it down to 14 and it smoothed it out, keep in mind though my shocks are an inch shorter so my advice may be moot.
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