Death wobble
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Felton Calif
toketee I have a 06 ultra and iwould get the wobble one in a while ifoung that a little front brake would pull it out of the wobble I also changed from the dunlop d-402 to the dunlop E-3' and have not had the wobble since and i have been through 3 sets of E-3"s
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From: AK
Your or my vocation/credentials has no bearing on this discusion, so knock the spitting match and get to the point. The only thing you are is an arm chair quarterback as far as I am concerned.
There is no substitution for experience, there is no substitution for using your head, there is no substitution for riding with in your and machines limits. The only thing a any of these bolt ladder braces do including the one you always pimp is potentially put in experience riders at risk. Nothing but a placebo. You or the manufacturers can not offer any quanitative data. Period!!
Below is the best Trutrak can offer? This is off off their web site that leads you a bunch of their youtube videos. What is so ingnorant is all of these are all subjective comments and you Mr engineer don't see it. Mr engineer where is the data!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rzW...Ufp4hhJwInPtQ=
Now as I mentioned I don't use these because I don't need them.
There is no substitution for experience, there is no substitution for using your head, there is no substitution for riding with in your and machines limits. The only thing a any of these bolt ladder braces do including the one you always pimp is potentially put in experience riders at risk. Nothing but a placebo. You or the manufacturers can not offer any quanitative data. Period!!
Below is the best Trutrak can offer? This is off off their web site that leads you a bunch of their youtube videos. What is so ingnorant is all of these are all subjective comments and you Mr engineer don't see it. Mr engineer where is the data!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rzW...Ufp4hhJwInPtQ=
Now as I mentioned I don't use these because I don't need them.
Jeff
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From: Bedford UK
John, you really are trying to argue that black is white! You ain't goin' to get any converts..... 
Road Captain
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From: 2 miles from the Sun!
I don't know if "placebo" is the right word but I think all the products that offer enhanced handeling are bandaids. The new frame design might be an improvment over the previous years as it should be. We all know that there are other better handeling bikes for very hot riding (ie racing, pushing limits ) but they probablly are not anything like the FL??? we are riding. I do think that the addition of the handeling devices allow riding beyond the limits of the design. I have used 2 different products on different bikes, they help but are not a cure. I think they can mask underling problems, but if everything is in good working order they will help. Not saying they do not have a place, just saying makeing sure the rest of the bike is in good working order.
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From: Lawrenceville,GA/Rome,Italy
I have an 06 Ultra and although I had never experienced the feared "wobble" I had the Progressive device installed,I chose the P. over the others because it allowed me to retain the E-Z Up center stand and because of their reputation,the other day I was looking at the Glide-Pro set up and I liked a lot the way it was made and it seemed to address the problem and would be compatible with the Progressive since it only replaces the stock parts with better ones.Would that further improve the ride?If somebody out there has one please chime in.Oh,I also upgraded the rear shocks to the Progressive 440s and the Ricor Intiminators in the forks.
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From: Spokane, WA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bXVbLGdPs
Glide Pro video.
I have not had any wobble on my RKC. I have just over 4K on it with approximately 600 miles of two up riding through some varied road conditions ( not just freeway miles). I weight 172 and the passenger was 135, so we had a tick over 300#
I check pressures in shocks and tires pre-ride and so far so good.
I ride at post speeds or a tick over, I think my speedo reads faster than I am actually going. I admit to riding in the ZEN Zone of 85 mph at times and then having to adjust before a LEO tags me out. I even felt 110 to be very stable with loaded saddle bags and touring soft bag on the backrest.
Glide Pro video.
I have not had any wobble on my RKC. I have just over 4K on it with approximately 600 miles of two up riding through some varied road conditions ( not just freeway miles). I weight 172 and the passenger was 135, so we had a tick over 300#
I check pressures in shocks and tires pre-ride and so far so good.
I ride at post speeds or a tick over, I think my speedo reads faster than I am actually going. I admit to riding in the ZEN Zone of 85 mph at times and then having to adjust before a LEO tags me out. I even felt 110 to be very stable with loaded saddle bags and touring soft bag on the backrest.
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From: Beautiful SW Missouri Ozark Mountain Country
I would like to know why it seems to only happen on fast-sweeping-right turns as mentioned here and shown as fact on the video.
I have watched many road-course type motorcycle races and have seen this wobble a lot on them race bikes when the rider goes in too fast.
I haven't been riding a bagger very long, so I try to stay at the posted speed limit/suggestion. I hit the pavement at 65 mph once when I was a teenager, I don't ever want to do it again.
I call this a test that is taking a 2005 frame bike to the limits. That is all it is showing noting more nothing less. What speed is he going.
I am sure you have seen a race, I have seen that on a race prepared bike. And truthfully you probaly have eperienced this. But by your signature you know how to react.
I am sure you have seen a race, I have seen that on a race prepared bike. And truthfully you probaly have eperienced this. But by your signature you know how to react.
I haven't been riding a bagger very long, so I try to stay at the posted speed limit/suggestion. I hit the pavement at 65 mph once when I was a teenager, I don't ever want to do it again.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Fargo ND
My .02, I had a 07 vrscaw ( vrod) developed a wobble on the straight always over 110 mph. Neck bearings were out of spec and shitty dunlops were cupped at 5000 miles. Metzlers and fall away adjustment cured wobble. Fast forward to 2010 road king new frame no wobble yada yada. Got a wobble in the corners once I started really pushing the bike in the twisties. I consider doubling the advised speed as pushing it. Swapped dunlops for metzlers, se fork oil, dumped the air shocks for harleys gas version. Problem solved. Don't know if it was one thing or the combo of everything but something was mechanically wrong with my bike and a brace would have only covered up the problem. I can't comment on the earlier frames as I've never rode one so this is my experience with my bikes and my opinion is that the brace is only a band aid