cornering issues with a road king
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You may want to find a good motorcycle shop and have them check over your alignment. Most two wheel vehicles are aligned similarly.
Harleys ride well on American roads and the Road King is a good ride.
Harleys ride well on American roads and the Road King is a good ride.
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The issue he's talking about is the flexing of the swingarm from the rubber motor mounts on older frames (<2009). Adding a stabilizer (e.g. Progressive Tuning Link, True-Track, etc.) improves handling considerably, but some frame flex will still be felt under certain conditions. The OP's complaint doesn't sound like this issue, though, as it shouldn't be worse in either left or right corners. Note that worn tires can cause wobble. My last Dunlop E3 tire caused considerable wobble in corners when its thread depth became < 2/32", and it completely went away after installing a new tire.
Last edited by iclick; Aug 7, 2013 at 11:15 AM.
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Thanks to all for your replys.
I have already (thanks to the info found on this board )installed a stabilizer. I have the progressive one and the whobbling feeling in the corner is gone. This issue not... i have ordered last week some really needed new tyres and choosed for the michelin commander 2.
I have already (thanks to the info found on this board )installed a stabilizer. I have the progressive one and the whobbling feeling in the corner is gone. This issue not... i have ordered last week some really needed new tyres and choosed for the michelin commander 2.
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The issue he's talking about is the flexing of the swingarm from the rubber motor mounts on older frames (<2009). Adding a stabilizer (e.g. Progressive Tuning Link, True-Track, etc.) improves handling considerably, but some frame flex will still be felt under certain conditions. The OP's complaint doesn't sound like this issue, though, as it shouldn't be worse in either left or right corners. Note that worn tires can cause wobble. My last Dunlop E3 tire caused considerable wobble in corners when its thread depth became < 2/32", and it completely went away after installing a new tire.
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You didn't mention about the tires age and miles will effect cornering especially on front, try putting new tires at least on the front to see if it cures the problem. Slightly worn out front tire make you feel like front end crapping out in corners.
Hi, I had a really bad wobble on corners also, it turned out to be worn and a broken rubber swing arm bush. I replaced them along with a new rear tyre and problem solved...I'm going to make a third link too just to aid stability ...good luck